Impulse Control Disorders

Question 1

Griffiths (2005)

Answer 1

Salience
Mood modification
Tolerance
Withdrawal
Conflict
Relapse

Question 2

K-SAS

Answer 2

Kleptomania Symptom Assessment Scale
11 items
Measures impulses, thoughts, feelings and behaviors related to stealing of the past week
Rating scale 0-4/0-5

Question 3

Miller (2010)

Answer 3

Feeling-State Theory

Intense desire + Intense positive experience = Feeling-state

Question 4

Grant (2008)

Answer 4

Treating gambling disorder
284 equally split gender
Opiate nalmefene 16 weeks/naltrexone 18 weeks/placebo
Double blind experiment
35%+ reduction in scores on the Y-BOCS for at least a month after the study=success
Opiate group showed most significant reduction in symptoms
Participants with family histories of alcoholism showed greatest reduction in symptoms

Question 5

Glover (2011)

Answer 5

An unpleasant stimulus is paired with an undesirable behavior in order to change that behavior
Covert sensitization
56 year old woman with 14 year history of daily shoplifting; seek help
Imagined nausea and vomiting as she picked up an item
19 month follow up results were positive

Question 6

Blaszczynski & Nower (2003)

Answer 6

1. Progressive muscle relaxation technique was taught
2. Patients visualized themselves exposed to a situation that triggers the impulsive behavior
3. Sessions were audio-recorded

Question 7

Miller (2010)

Answer 7

To establish normal healthy behavior
Positive Feelings Scale
The intense feeling is identified and is combined with the compulsive behavior and the physical sensation
3-5 sessions