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Impulse Control Disorders (1076 words) |
 | Impulse Control Disorders are a specific group of impulsive behaviours that have been accepted as psychiatric disorders under the DSM-IV- TR. |
| It is important to distinguish between the the diagnosis of an Impulse Control Disorder and the impulsive act. |
| In particular cases, it may be clinically difficult to disentangle from one another, with the result that the impulsivity at the core of the disorders is obscured. |
| Healthygenius.com - Impulse Control Disorders (596 words) |
| The individual feels that he/she cannot resist the impulse to steal objects that are not needed for personal use or are stolen for their monetary value. |
| Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which the individual purposefully and recurrently sets fire for the pleasure derived from the fire itself, not for the monetary gain or social protest. |
| Pathological Gambling is an impulse control disorder in which the individual is preoccupied with wagering, and the amount of the wager increases in order that the person achieve a greater sense of excitement. |
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