You have probably heard of Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, PTSD, OSD, and Anxiety disorder, but have you ever heard of Kleptomania? Kleptomania is not a very common disorder that you would hear talked about on a day to day basis, but it is very real and very costly. Kleptomania is failing to resist the urge to steal things that you don’t need and that and that do not have a lot of value (“Diseases and Conditions Kleptomania,” 2014). Kleptomania is a psychological disorder that was discovered in the 1800’s, there is no known discoverer. In the U.S. it is unclear how many people are affected by this disorder, but researchers believe that about 6 out of 1,000 people are affected by it. It is believed that five percent of shoplifting cases may …show more content…
The answer is no, but there are treatments for the individual. There are two options for an individual who is suffering, they can take medication or they can do psychotherapy. The portion of psychotherapy that they would use is cognitive behavioral therapy. Family therapy is also used. According to (“Mayo Clinic”) cognitive behavioral therapy will help to identify unhealthy, and negative behaviors and will help you to gain healthy positive behaviors. In cognitive behaviors, some of the therapy’s they may use are covert sensitization, aversion therapy, and systematic desensitization. The first technique, covert sensitization, is when the patient will be given a scenario of them stealing, getting caught and having to face negative consequences, such as arrest. The second therapy is aversion therapy, which is more painful. When the patient feels the urge or need to steal they will hold their breath it is uncomfortable. The last of the cognitive behavioral therapy’s that are used is the systematic desensitization. In this therapy the patient will perform relaxation techniques and will be told to picture themselves being in control of their urge to steal. Not only do they use therapy, but they also use medication. Some of the popular medications that are used for this disorder are Fluoxetine, Fluvoxamine, Paroxetine, Sertraline (“Psychology Today”). The medication that is used the most is …show more content…
This ailment occurs in less than about 5% of the shoplifting cases. It is more common to find that this disease affects women more than it does males. It affects women who are about the age of 35, but in rare cases, some have reported noticing this behavior in as early as five years old. I read a story about a woman named Hilary; she recounted her story of kleptomania and how it all started. She was a successful middle class woman, with a very good job. She explained her first encounter with the disorder; she began to steal spoons from the café. She said that stealing the spoons soothed her. After this she began to steal more item that she had no need for. She elucidated how she began to feel guilty; she would sit up at night crying and telling herself that she was going to stop. She said that she feared losing her job, upsetting her family and being taken to jail. But when she would wake up the next morning nothing had changed, she still had that same rush to steal meaningless
Drug addicts steal to full there urge to do drugs. Unfortunately, it’s impossible for an addict to not to do drugs or control his urge if he has an addiction, and complete withdrawing of drugs would lead to his death. Dr.Mate explains this very well in his book with his own experience of addiction with music discs by explaining how the dopamine receptors in a brain of an addict works. Constant drug use also hampers the brain area which is responsible for decision making part of an addicted person’s brain. So the main factor that is forcing the addicts to do crimes and thefts is their addiction to fulfill their urge for drugs and again the reason for their addiction is to escape their pain, there loneliness , lack of affection love and severe physical and sexual abuse in their
Life is bursting with temptation everywhere and based on peer pressure, if you can’t get something you want you rather find another way to get it. Individuals of the community rather act out of action without thinking about it first, which can lead them to the severe consequences of their actions. Then you later think what I did was wrong, I could have prohibited that by doing it differently. Afterward, you feel a great deal of emotions running through your mind; encumbrance, sorrow, and helplessness. These reactions cause you to overthink and make you feel compunction than you already feel. At first you feel calm and assumed you can get away with it, but unfortunately it landed you nowhere but deeper in the grave. Even in its effects in “Shoplifting”
The overall crime rate there is 16% higher than the national average. McPherson, KS also has very high burglary and theft rates, compared to the United States’ average rates. While in police custody, they unofficially diagnosed Pope with Schizoid personality disorder, though he was ruled competent to stand trial. Schizoid personality disorder is a case where an individual cannot have intimate or close relationships with others, show or have few emotions, and will sometimes live in their own “fantasy world.” Although Pope was very social in his younger years, they believed he had this disorder because he did not feel for his victims or think through the consequences of his actions; though, Pope was never professionally
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Abnormal Psychology Abnormal psychology in the area within psychology that is focused on maladaptive behavior-its causes, consequences, and treatment. Abnormal psychology deals with how it feels to be different, the meanings the get attached to being different, and how society deals with people whom it considers to be different. The spectrum of differences is wide, ranging from reality defying delusions and severe debilitations to worries and behavioral quirks that we would be better off not having but do not significantly interfere with our daily lives. An example of the milder end of the spectrum is a man who was an eminently successful district attorney, was elected governor of New York on three occasions, and was almost elected president of the United States in 1948. This man, Thomas E. Dewy, reached the pinnacle of success, displaying such qualities as rectitude, efficiency, precision, and nearly limitless capacity for hard work.
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Anti-Social Personality Disorder is a classified personality disorder in which a person, sometimes referred to as a “psychopath”, has a lack of empathy, an increased chance of acting violently towards others, and a complete disregard for authority and punishment. Prevalent features and symptoms include: shallow emotions, irresponsibility, mistrust of others, reckless thrill-seeking, disrespect for the law, prone to lash out with physical violence, harmful impulsiveness, arrogance, manipulative, greedy, lack of kindness or compassion, disrespect for others, and dishonesty (Psychology Today, n.d.). A main factor of this disorder is the inability to process, interpret, and display emotion, even fear. An example is that most criminals with this disorder respond drastically different to their sentencing than normal. They seem relaxed and unable to process it on an emotional level. They are also fully aware of what they are doing, and have no sense of distorted reality, or remorse which classifies them as sane people. They also have neurotransmitter deficiencies in the brain, such as reduced serotonin and dopamine (Freedman & Verdun-Jones, 2010). The overall population of people having this disorder is a small amount, about 3% and higher in prisons and abuse clinics which is around 70%. Also, because of their constant involvement in violence, most people diagnosed with this disorder die by violent means such as suicide and homicide (Internet Mental Health, n.d.).
Antisocial Personality Disorder is a mental health diagnosis of someone whom exhibits continued deceitfulness, aggressiveness and irritability, reckless disregard for the safety of others or themselves, lack of remorse, high level of impulsiveness, failure to conform to social norms as well as consistent irresponsibility. For one to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, the individual must exhibit at least three out of the seven signs of antisocial and irresponsible behavior after the age of fifteen (Oltmanns & Emery, 2012). They are extremely egocentric individuals, whom their main goals are derived from power, pleasure or personal gain. People suffering from antisocial personality disorder deal with continued failure to perform responsibilities in their family roles, as well as occupational roles. Violence and conflict is not unusual to them, as well as physical fights. “These people are irritable and aggressive with their spouses and children as well as with people outside of the home. They ...
The goal of this paper is to effectively explain the adverse affects of antisocial personality disorder. This paper will increase understanding on the psychological mindset of those who commit crimes and how it relates to their personality. I have selected two sources on the subject of antisocial personality disorders that will effectively explain an individual’s actions who suffer from this disorder. Finally we will discuss possible treatments for this disorder.
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Shock treatments do not work and drugs have not proven to be successful in treatment or psychotherapy, which requires trust and a relationship with the therapist, is defiantly not going to happen. A psychopathic serial killer is incapable of feeling emotion and opening up to others, they don’t want to change. Five percent of people associated with psychopathic tendency also have a personality disorder as well. (What We Need To Know About Psychopaths)
Some notable symptoms of a hoarder may include excessive anxiety, inability to organize, inability to decide what to keep, accusing others of taking their belongings, health hazards, financial problems, loss of space to live in and obsession of purchasing items for the future. Severe hoarding not only affects the person hoarding, but it also affects those surrounding them. It causes strong feelings of displeasure towards loved ones with a hoarding disorder, shame, and has shown to affect social development of children that are raised in that type of environment (Neziroglu, n.d.). Hoarding does not discriminate on age or sex, but it is proven to affect women more than men. The only known treatments for hoarding is psychotherapy, or therapy talk that helps one develop better decision making and problem- solving skills. Although this may sound demeaning it is a reality that
Shoplifting is a major problem in today. The temptation of not paying for something, just hiding it away and saving your own money is a large factor for some people. The culprit just thinks he's getting a product for free and doesn't know what he's actually doing to himself and the community. Shoplifting effects everyone, yourself and the everyone in the local neighborhood.In this essay I'm going to explain some of the circumstances of stealing from local stores, or any store. After I've been caught stealing I found out how wrong it is and how it is a disadvantage to everyone.
...rch could begin to explore the prevalence of this disorder within the female population. This would also have potential implications for assessment and treatment of conduct disorder within the adolescent female population. Currently, it appears that very little is known about the etiology and presentation of antisocial behavior among females while there is much more detailed research regarding ASPD among men. This could be because previous literature about ASPD did not take into consideration possible differences in nature and presentation of female antisocial behavior and assumed that this disorder simply occurred less in women. As the research in this area expands so will our knowledge of gender differences within antisocial personality disorder and more accurate assessment, diagnosis and treatment can be provided to the female population.
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