Impulse Control Disorder
Impulse control disorder – Impulse control disorder (ICD) is a set of psychiatric disorders including intermittent explosive disorder (hot-headedness), kleptomania (stealing), pathological gambling, pyromania (fire-starting), trichotillomania (pulling one’s hair out) and dermatillomania (skin picking).
The onset of these disorders usually occurs between the ages of 7 and 15. Impulsivity, the key feature of these disorders, can be thought of as seeking a small, short term gain at the expense of a large, long term loss. Those with the disorder repeatedly demonstrate failure to resist their behavioral impetuosity.
Impulse control disorders are considered to be part of the obsessive-compulsive disorder spectrum. The essence of emotional self-regulation is the ability to control one’s impulses in the service of goal.
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