impulse control
RUNNING HEAD: IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER
Impulse-Control Disorder
Impulse-Control Disorders Impulse-Control Disorder (ICD) is a repeated impulsive action that results in negative consequences. The DSM-IV distinguish five particular impulse-Control Disorder such as: kleptomania, pyromania, pathological, trichotillomania, and intermittent explosive disorder. The DSM-IV-TR named these five disorders “Not Elsewhere Classified” and names them separately because they do not qualify in any other kind of disorders talked about in the manual. However, situations with impulse control commonly appear as part of most psychological disorders. Drugs, alcohol abuse, eating disorders, anxiety, and depression all have elements of impulsivity (Williams, 2002). People that suffer from disorders such as autism, mental retardation, schizophrenia, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and many personality disorders may also have problems controlling their impulses. Pyromania is another type of impulse control disorders .We constantly hear the term “pyromania” used to characterize a person who starts fire. It is more exact to call most people who set fire “arsonists” or “fire setter.” The word pyromania describe a serious psychological disorders. People with pyromania sets fires for only one reason: is he or she cannot refuse the excitement of setting a fire and watching is burn. Studies show that less than two percent of all people who set fires suffer from pyromania (William, 2002). Pyromania happens in teens and adults, but not in children. Pyromania people tend to start fires at night in a frequent pattern, rather than going on a fire setting “binge.” Freely setting a fire for any reason, with pyromania, is called arson. Arson is the leading causes of fires in the United States and Canada (William, 2002). In the United States only, 560,000 fires a year are caused by arson (William, 2002).
Impulse-Control Disorder
Impulse-Control Disorders Impulse-Control Disorder (ICD) is a repeated impulsive action that results in negative consequences. The DSM-IV distinguish five particular impulse-Control Disorder such as: kleptomania, pyromania, pathological, trichotillomania, and intermittent explosive disorder. The DSM-IV-TR named these five disorders “Not Elsewhere Classified” and names them separately because they do not qualify in any other kind of disorders talked about in the manual. However, situations with impulse control commonly appear as part of most psychological disorders. Drugs, alcohol abuse, eating disorders, anxiety, and depression all have elements of impulsivity (Williams, 2002). People that suffer from disorders such as autism, mental retardation, schizophrenia, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and many personality disorders may also have problems controlling their impulses. Pyromania is another type of impulse control disorders .We constantly hear the term “pyromania” used to characterize a person who starts fire. It is more exact to call most people who set fire “arsonists” or “fire setter.” The word pyromania describe a serious psychological disorders. People with pyromania sets fires for only one reason: is he or she cannot refuse the excitement of setting a fire and watching is burn. Studies show that less than two percent of all people who set fires suffer from pyromania (William, 2002). Pyromania happens in teens and adults, but not in children. Pyromania people tend to start fires at night in a frequent pattern, rather than going on a fire setting “binge.” Freely setting a fire for any reason, with pyromania, is called arson. Arson is the leading causes of fires in the United States and Canada (William, 2002). In the United States only, 560,000 fires a year are caused by arson (William, 2002).