kleptomaniacs

kleptomania /klep·to·ma·nia/ (klep″to-ma´ne-ah) compulsive stealing of objects unnecessary for personal use or monetary value.

klep·to·ma·ni·a (kl

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, -m

)

An obsessive impulse to steal regardless of economic need, usually arising from an unconscious symbolic value associated with the stolen item.

klepto·mani·ac (-n

) adj.

Kleptomania

An impulse control disorder in which one steals objects that are of little or no value.

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kleptomania

[-mā′nē·ə]

Etymology: Gk, kleptein, to steal, mania, madness

an anxiety disorder characterized by an abnormal, uncontrollable, and recurrent urge to steal. The objects are taken not for their monetary value, immediate need, or utility but because of a symbolic meaning usually associated with some unconscious emotional conflict; they are usually given away, returned surreptitiously, or kept and hidden. People who have the condition experience an increased sense of tension before committing the theft and intense gratification during the act. Afterward they display signs of depression, guilt, and anxiety over the possibility of being apprehended and losing status in society. In less severe cases the impulse is expressed by continuously borrowing objects and not returning them. Treatment consists of psychotherapy to uncover the underlying emotional problems. See also impulse control disorder. kleptomaniac, n.

kleptomania [klep″to-ma´ne-ah]

an impulse control disorder consisting of an abnormal, uncontrollable desire to steal.

kleptomania

(klep´tōmā´nē

)
n an impulse control disorder distinguished by an uncontrollable urge to steal typically unnecessary objects.

kleptomania

Psychology Compulsive stealing, usually of objects which may have symbolic significance

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The Eatons say they are kleptomaniacs, but Dr Phil, who has a doctorate in clinical psychology, says that they are not because true kleptomaniacs steal for thrill, whereas this couple stole for profit 2009 Jordan Press & publishing Co.

Shortcuts by The Star (Amman, Jordan)

The research team from the Medical School's Department of Psychiatry has found that drug Naltrexone significantly reduced kleptomaniacs urge to steal.

Alcoholism drug may curb urges of kleptomaniacs by Asian News International

Behavior modification therapy and family therapy may be used to treat kleptomaniacs.

Alternative Medicines and Treatment for Kleptomania by Francis Adam / Health, general community

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