kleptomania
kleptomania
definition
noun
People with kleptomania often have another psychiatric disorder, often a mood disorder such as depression and anxiety.
a recurrent urge to steal, typically without regard for need or profit.
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Bradshaw, defending, said two independent reports both said she suffered from 'kleptomania' .
The profile of the basic kind of person who suffers from 'kleptomania' is that of somebody who has had a chaotic upbringing.
More than 1.2 million people in the United States are thought to suffer from 'kleptomania' .
Diseases of the mind may manifest themselves in other ways which do not involve violence, for example, pyromania or 'kleptomania' .
I don't know what worries me more - her 'kleptomania' or her taste in art.
A ‘disturbed soul’, Edwin suffers from 'kleptomania' , a compulsion that appears simultaneously with his realisation that he's gay.
Although ordinary acts of theft or shoplifting can be deliberate, motivated by a need, a desire, peer pressure, or rebellion, in extremely rare cases, a person who steals may have 'kleptomania' .
she got 'kleptomania'
When Ann gets home, she's ashamed, haunted by her moment of 'kleptomania' .
He doesn't need to steal, so the only motivation can be pleasure or something like 'kleptomania' .
People with 'kleptomania' often have another psychiatric disorder, often a mood disorder such as depression and anxiety.
Were it not for her 'kleptomania' (she steals toys in department stores) and tendency to faint, one would assume she was a very happy woman.
He earned the enmity of gay people everywhere in 1998 when he compared homosexuality to 'kleptomania' and alcoholism.
Brain scans won't reveal that you're an obsessive compulsive or suffer from 'kleptomania' .
He displayed aggressive behaviour, emotional immaturity, impulsiveness, rejection of authority and manipulative behaviour, lied, swore and had a leaning towards 'kleptomania' .
Under the psychotherapist/patient privilege, a patient trying to address his 'kleptomania' in therapy could reveal that he stole a computer from his office, and the psychiatrist could not testify about that revelation in court.
They attribute his stealing of petty items to an untreated and undiagnosed case of 'kleptomania' , a psychiatric condition that causes a person to steal compulsively.
he has 'kleptomania'
A woman described as a chronic 'kleptomaniac' was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment at the March 22 sitting of Carlow District Court.
Often a 'kleptomaniac' person steals things he could have bought easily or things that are not at all expensive.
Research suggests that even with multiple convictions, 'kleptomaniacs' typically battle the disorder for years.
I would say that she's not so much a 'kleptomaniac' as a generally chaotic person.
Joe is a turning into a complete 'kleptomaniac' who steals anything that's not nailed down.
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