There are a number of disorders assorted, or contributing to Impulse Control Disorder including:
Antisocial Personality Disorder is frequently the diagnosis when separate shows accomplished disregard for, and even the offence of the rights of, those around them. They use lying, cheating, and other antisocial behavior as a means to reach their goals to gain benefit for themselves or simply for pleasure. Typically, there is no remorse for their activities.
Substance Abuse Disorder is the pattern of substance use that brings adverse outcomes to the abuser. The inability to live within societal norms by holding a job, attending school, or taking care of one's family and ignoring other societal obligations, are all patterns of abuse. Driving while under the influence and other legal problems are frequently a result of substance abuse.
Mood Disorders are those that cause some type of disturbance in one's normal mood leading in a loss of functioning and delight in life. They include: Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Bipolar Disorder and Cyclothymic Disorder. The differences between the first three are primarily time and severity related. Bipolar Disorder is distinct in that the depressive lows experienced by the sufferer are marked with periods of extreme high or mania.
Schizophrenia is a dangerous disorder with symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, incoherence and catatonic behavior in some cases. Operating is commonly below average during these episodes and work, family, school, and relationships are often greatly affected.
Paraphilias are disorders in which one experiences sexual impulses and advocates resulting in behaviors and fantasies.
Specific disorders include: exhibitionism disclosing one's genitals, fetishism concentration on a specific non living object for gratification, like shoes, frotteurism rubbing against or touching a non consenting person, and pedophilia a sexual focus on prepubescent children, 13 years of age and younger, sexual masochism suffering of one's self, sexual sadism humiliation of others, and voyeurism viewing unsuspecting people, generally strangers.
In addition, there are more rare disorders connected with Impulse Control Disorder:
Intermittent Explosive Disorder is the impulse to attack people or destruct property. While one would recall that all angry people have Intermittent Explosive Disorder, in actuality it's relatively rare. More frequently, a variation on this dangerous disorder is present in the form of aggressive conduct along with other disorders like narcissism or paranoia.
Interestingly, a variation on this disorder where the individual usually male exhibits just one instance of this volatile behavior, instead of a pattern, is called amok which in Filipino is translated as mad with rage and is the origin for the term running amok also spelled amuck.
Kleptomania is the impulse to steal items that are not needed for one's personal use or the monetary value the item holds. There is no anger of vengeance involved, just the thrill of stealing. Kleptomania is a comparatively rare diagnosis primarily related to shoplifting and is detected more often in females than males.
Pyromania is the impulse to set fires in order to gain pleasure reduce tension or to increase one's gratification. Pyromaniacs have an interest or attraction to fire and pyromania as a genuine diagnosis is detected more frequently in males with lowered learning capabilities and social skills.
Pathological gambling is the impulse to persistently gamble beyond one's means and generally begins as a way to escape overwhelming feelings. The pathological gambler might often lie to his or her friends, family, and therapist.
Pathological gamblers are expected to increase their bets in greater and greater amounts to reach the same high. They're often unable to reduce their gambling and become upset, progressing to more risky behavior such as forgery or embezzlement.
Trichotillomania is the impulse to force one's hair out, again for pleasure, gratification, or to reduce tension. Once considered rather rare, research has shown that it's more prevalent than once thought.
Impulse Control Disorders all have one thing in common: the seeming inability to control one's impulses because of the tension it releases, or the pleasure and instant gratification the behavior provides.
Instant Gratification: The Symptoms of Impulse Control
One need to look no further than the evening news to see an incredible array textbook examples, if you will, of Impulse Control Disorder: a automobile chase along a crowded highway during which a reckless driver puts thousands of lives at risk; a famous person beaten by her boyfriend; a high profile financier who swindles unsuspecting clients and close confidants for years.
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