Impulse control disorders are conditions in which the afflicted cannot control his or her actions. Examples of Impulse control disorders include Pyromania and Kleptomania, the uncontrollable urge to set fire to something and the urge to steal something usually invaluable for the sheer rush of stealing, respectively. Both these disorders sound like excuses to illegal activities but studies show that only 5% of shoplifters can be diagnosed with Kleptomania and less that 2% of people accused of arson are Pyromaniacs (Williams 34,50). This Paper will examine Impulse Control Disorders (ICDs) with special regard to Pyromania and Kleptomania.

Impulse Control Disorders are the repeated inability to resist doing something harmful to oneself or others. People of both sexes and all races can have ICDs. However, women are more likely to suffer Kleptomania. Men experience pyromania more that women do. All these disorders appear in Children and Adolescents. Behavioral and cognitive......

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Title: Impulse Control Disorders
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