Who are Kleptomany? What are the criteria for diagnosing kleptomania? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.
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Who are Kleptomany
without assistants) was a steamer «Orient trader» Loading capacity 10 639
tons. Summer night in 1966, a certain Mr. William Kennedy,
Having enjoyed in the bay of the Bay of St. Lawrence, which in Canada, rested
Steering cables, and the ship safely close to the tug,
Standing ready. This fact took its place in the Book of Records
Guinness.
The scale of the action is truly worthy of admiration, despite the fact that the criminal action is based on a criminal action - theft.
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the last ten years when the Russian words have become fashionable to replace
foreign, thieves became called Kleptomanians, which causes
Sincere bewilderment of professional psychiatrists. After all, Kleptomania -
this is the rarest psyche disorder, so it would be naive to think that
Each thief suffers from this ailment.
In short: Kleptomans of steamers do not rod. And high-ranking
officials who are sometimes called kleptomans in the press, such
are. Kleptomania is a pathological desire for theft,
emerging impulsively like love at first sight. And theft -
The action is thoughtful, aimed at purchasing material
values for some this is the only way to earn.
Kleptomanic theft usually does not pursue material benefits:
stolen items Kleptoman absolutely not needed. But gusting to pull -
irresistible, and when the act of theft of Kleptoman is experiencing
pleasure. Then he can burn with shame or suffer from feeling
guilt, but in those shares of a second, while the moment of theft lasts, the individual - on
Top of bliss.
In general, the Warr is an interesting result, and Kleptomanan - the process.
Kleptomania, but still convincing, full-fledged clinical picture
Food failed. Serious scientific works were not obtained due to
what is impossible to collect «Material for study»: Potential
Participants do not believe that everything will be carried out strictly confidentially, but
The data obtained will not be transferred to the court.
To diagnose kleptomania there are several criteria:
Repeating from time to time an unsuccessful attempt to resist
I say to steal anything, in what you do not need or that
Represents money value,
- Strengthened directly before theft voltage or a state of anticipation of joy,
- sense of satisfaction and relief during and immediately after theft,
- Theft is not performed from the feeling of revenge, anger or in a state of irritation,
- is not sick-sized schizophrenia,
- Kleptomanic theft occurs without an assistant: there is no fact that joint cooperation is impossible.
Too great load on the psyche. Most likely they find some
Ways compensation. Western scientists believe that, staring, Kleptoman
Some time lives on this «Kaifa», as a drug addict «dose».
The duration of such remission is distinguished by three options:
- Rare,
Single thefts are interspersed with long periods of remission, - Protective periods of theft with remission periods,
- Chronic
Kleptomania with some degrees of instability.
So rarely that when scientific employees write dissertation,
Examples have to be scored by the piece, actively resorting to help
Fiction: «Wheels» Arthur Haley, «Dame happiness»
Emil Zol. In acute shortage, a historical fact remembers -
French king Heinrich IV, adored to wash away
some trickle.
In the life of Kleptomans more than getting on the examination and in
Hands of Justice. Catch them in most cases in stores (there is easier
all their desire is carried out, and in addition, in stores often
come across the items on which Kleptoman «Rotate»). Western
Statistics say that Kleptomans are approximately 5%
Shop thieves. The rest are just thieves. Part of them - teenagers
- can go to this fishery as a ritual «Dedications in adult
a life», as well as a sense of youthful resistance or desire
Praise in front of his company.
So who is subject to kleptomania? Canadian materials
Research assure that most patients are female, their
Middle age - 36 years, ordinary «experience» Diseases - about 16 years.
