My question is do people that like to set things on fire have other personality defects that are secrets?

Question

What I am wanting to know is do arcenists if thats spelled right suffer from other character defects? And if someone knows any thing related to that type of behavior please let me know thank YOU

Answer 1

when you have a disturbed child they often tell you to look for

like fire-sets fires
wets beds
abuses animals

these usually say the child is going to or has a chance of being an antisocial personality disorder

so if your arsonist is doing for a reason other then to collect insurance money(which means he is a crook and can still mean he has personality defects but more towards moral problems) then yes he could be antisocial and don't rule out other problems lol

this is just a boiler plate answer i could write a whole bunch of theoretical stuff but this is the best guess

Answer 2

Incidentally, it is spelled "arsonists". There is another name for those who deliberately set fires, pyromaniacs. These people have a mental disorder, which in itself is enough to require psychological intervention. They definitely present a danger to themselves and to others. They need to get help to conquer this obsession before it gets totally out of hand. They may exhibit other abnormalities, such as a desire to get attention, or a tendency to be destructive in other areas. It is a sickness, not just a bad habit, and it needs to be nipped in the bud. If caught, an arsonist will end up in prison, as it is also considered a major crime.

Answer 3

.....If someone would deliberately destroy something by fire, then it's a fair question to ask - WHAT ELSE WOULD THEY DO?

Doing this requires a basic disregard for human life or property. So yes, this might get expressed in other ways.

For the record, this has to do with a character weakness or a psychological disorder, not a personality trait.

Answer 4

Yes,most fire setters are either suffering from depression, they could be ADHD, paranoid or even psychotic, which are all psychological disorders. On the other-hand they may just do it out of mere curiosity, which could be described as irrational actions.

Answer 5

I have often wondered about this myself and haven't ben able to find very much information on the subject but I do think pyromania Is only a symptom of a deeper emotional instability.

Answer 6

Um... you wouldn't like me very much. I love fire. Anything to do with fire. But I wouldn't set a house on fire unless it was old and abandoned and empty. And I would never hurt any animals (I have 3 dogs. I love them so much).