> Confabulation is distinguished from lying as there is no intent to deceive and the person is unaware the information is false. Although individuals can present blatantly false information, confabulation can also seem to be coherent, internally consistent, and relatively normal.
> Can include autobiographical and non-personal information, such as historical facts, fairy-tales, or other aspects of semantic memory.
> The account can be fantastic or coherent.
> Both the premise and the details of the account can be false.
> The account is usually drawn from the patient's memory of actual experiences, including past and current thoughts.
> The patient is unaware of the accounts' distortions or inappropriateness, and is not concerned when errors are pointed out.
> There is no hidden motivation behind the account.