ICD Flashcards
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Define impulse control disorder
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involves build-in tension that is relieved when the person engages in a specific behaviour, which they feel an irresistible urge to carry out
- These behaviours are often referred to as compulsions, the behaviour leads to a euphoric rush of pleasure, which immediately relieves the tension.
- This pleasurable ‘high’ is short-lived, however, the longer-term impact of these behaviours often leads to significant distress and dysfunction, including financial and personal losses.
2
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describe the diagnostic criteria of Kleptomania
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- affects 0.6% of population and can develop at any age
- they don’t want or need the item they stole
- unplanned, done to carry out response to a building sense of tension that is released but items are stolen
- majority suffer depression or anxiety from the guilt
- doctors must rule out all other possible causes of stealing, such as checking whether the person is hearing voices telling them to steal
3
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describe the diagnostic criteria of pyromania
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