Pyromania
| Subclass of | impulse control disorder, disease |
|---|---|
| Health specialty | psychology, psychiatry |
| ICD-9-CM | 312.33 |
| NCI Thesaurus ID | C94334 |
Pyromania be an impulse-control disorder insyd wich individuals repeatedly dey fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires,[1] to relieve sam tension anaa for instant gratification. De term pyromania dey cam from de Greek word πῦρ (pyr, 'fire'). Pyromania be distinct from arson, wich be de deliberate dey set of fires for personal, monetary anaa political gain.[2] Pyromaniacs dey start fires to release anxiety den tension, anaa for arousal.[3] Oda impulse-control disorders dey include kleptomania den intermittent explosive disorder.
Derbe specific symptoms wey dey separate pyromaniacs from those wey dey start fires for criminal purposes anaa secof emotional motivations no be specifically related to fire. Sam one plus dis disorder deliberately den purposely dey set fires on more dan one occasion, den before de act of lighting de fire de person usually dey experience tension den an emotional buildup. Wen around fires, a person plus pyromania dey gain intense interest anaa fascination den sanso fi experience pleasure, gratification anaa relief. Anoda long term contributor dem often link plus pyromania be de buildup of stress. Wen studying de lifestyle of sam one plus pyromania, a buildup of stress den emotion often be evident; dem dey see dis insyd teenagers dema attitudes towards paddies den family.[4] At times e be difficult to distinguish de difference between pyromania den experimentation insyd kiddie time secof both dey involve receiving gratitude from fire.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Pyromania | BehaveNet". behavenet.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ Robert E. Hales (2008). "Impulse Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified". In Stuart C. Yudofsky; Glen O. Gabbard (eds.). The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Pub. p. 793. ISBN 9781585622573.
- ↑ "What Is Pyromania?". WebMD.com. Internet Brands. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ↑ "Impulse Control Disorders". Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood & Adolescence. Gale Research. 1998.
- ↑ Michael B. First; Allen Frances; Harold Alan Pincus (2004). DSM-IV-TR Guidebook. American Psychiatric Pub. p. 337. ISBN 978-1-58562-068-5. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2013.