Please help!!!! I wanna know what the disease is called when you do things that you dont wanna do even if they affect you. The thing is I have a cousin that has some kind of shoplifting disorder, has gone to jail a few times for the same reason but she keeps doing it ( she usually shoplifts little things... not really valuable things. She is on some kind of anti-depressant and has to take some pills to sleep. She was caught shoplifting today and I am wondering if it can be used against her. PLEASE HELP... you can give websites or any sources of info.... I'd appreciate it!!
2006-12-13 15:01:18 · 5 answers · asked by nona 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Kleptomaniac
2006-12-13 15:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your cousin has poor impulse control.
Impulse control disorders are characterized by an inability to resist the impulse to perform an action that is harmful to one's self or others. This is a relatively new class of personality disorders, and the most common of these are intermittent explosive disorder, kleptomania, pyromania, compulsive gambling disorder, and trichotillomania
A diagnosis of any of these impulse control disorders can only be made once all other medical and psychiatric disorders that may cause the same symptoms have been ruled out.
2006-12-13 23:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by Serinity4u2find 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she a cleptomaniac. Maybe she needs to talk to her doctor or another doctor because eventually it will go against her. Good luck. Sometimes it's hard to help someone you really care about, because you're caught between doing what you think is right and what's right for her.
2006-12-13 23:06:03 · answer #3 · answered by spider 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obsessive compulsive disorder
2006-12-13 23:03:59 · answer #4 · answered by SamIam82 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to web MD and look up mental disorders
2006-12-13 23:05:01 · answer #5 · answered by Growth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋