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Gambling Disorders:

by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker

February 14, 2006

 

Which are the gambling disorders? 

Pathological gambling is an illness characterized by persistent and recurrent maladaptive patterns of gambling behavior however it appears to be relatively common but uncontrollable gambling behavior may lead to personal, family and occupational difficulties. While impulse control disorders are characterized by an inability to resist the impulse to perform an action that is harmful to one's self or others and this is a relatively new class of personality disorders, and the most common of these are intermittent explosive disorder, kleptomania, pyromania, compulsive gambling disorder, and trichotillomania. 

Description about gambling disorders:

All of these impulse control disorders involve the loss or lack of control in certain specific situations and the hallmark of these disorders is the individual's inability to stop impulses that may cause harm to themselves or others. Mostly the affected individuals often feel anxiety or tension in considering these behaviors and this anxiety or tension is relieved or diminished once the action is performed.

Now, the intermittent explosive disorder is more common among men, and involves aggressive outbursts that lead to assaults on others or destruction of property but these outbursts are unprovoked or seem to be out of proportion to the event that precedes them.

However Kleptomania is more common among women and involves the theft of objects that are seemingly worthless also the act of stealing relieves tension and is seen by the individually to be rewarding. But the actual stealing is not pre-planned and the concept of punishment for the crime doesn't occur to these individuals even though they are aware that what they are doing is wrong.

Next is Pyromania which is more common among men and involves setting fires in order to feel pleasure and relieve tension while pathological gambling occurs in roughly 1-3% of the population, and involves excessive gambling despite heavy monetary losses. Last Trichotillomania involves pulling hair from one's own scalp, face, or body, and is more common in women and also dangerous.

How are these disorders diagnosed?

A diagnosis of any of these impulse control disorders can only be made once whereas all other medical and psychiatric disorders that may cause the same symptoms have been ruled out.

Intermittent explosive disorder involves severe acts of assault or destruction of property and the aggression seen during these acts is vastly out of proportion to events that may seem to have precipitated the acts. Next is Kleptomania that involves stealing objects that are unnecessary and of little monetary value. Pyromania is classified by the deliberate setting of fires more than once and the individual will exhibit a fascination as well as attraction to fire and any objects associated with it. However acts of true pyromania are not done for monetary gain, to express anger, to conceal criminal behavior, or in response to hallucination.

Last pathological gambling is a disorder to gamble despite continuing losses and monetary insufficiency and this disorder typically begins in youth, and affected individuals are often competitive, easily bored, restless, and generous.

 

 


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