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All about pyromania

All about pyromania. By Matthew Phelps Psychology Period 4 . Pyromania . Is a deep desire for fire to start fires for relief, pleasure, and or gratification. This feeling for fire can grow overtime if it not treated.

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All about pyromania

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  1. All about pyromania By Matthew Phelps Psychology Period 4

  2. Pyromania • Is a deep desire for fire to start fires for relief, pleasure, and or gratification. This feeling for fire can grow overtime if it not treated. • Different from a arsonist who may start fires for  pursuit of personal, monetary or political gain, or the intent to inflict harm for advantage or revange.

  3. Associated features • Pyromania is a impulse control disorder • The main interest of pyromaniacs are fire. • Similar to a drug addict , they can restrain them self from fire they have strong and compelling urges for fire. • Pyromaniacs many times have more then one disorder • Ages can defer but it is usually take affect around a young age.

  4. Associated features #2 • Characteristics of pyromania • Become tense or aroused on fire setting • They are very fascinated without even engaged in setting fires but just watching others set fires • Some like fire so much that they even find their self in firefighting work or even volunteering

  5. Associated features#3 • Examples of pyromania • They have policy scanners wait to watch the fire • They love to be in close range of large fires • They find ways to set fires and watch and see the different thing that the fire does

  6. Etiology • There are few facts behind the etiology of pyromania • People with low self-esteem, depression, communication problems and inability to control anger. • We do know that kids form it at a young age • Also many kids with pyromania , many of the times have more then one disorder • We know that over time the relationship that is held with fire counties to intensify if not treated

  7. prevalence • pyromania is quite rare and most pyromaniacs are male(90%) • But we know About 19% of struggle from pyromania •  Conduct Disorder, ADHD, or Adjustment Disorders.

  8. treatment • A variety of therapeutic methods has been used for youth and adults • Behavioral • Cognitive • Psychodynamic • Family approaches

  9. prognosis • The disorder can get worst if not treat • Which would cause pyromaniacs to start large fires like forest fires and house fires • But if treated many can break their relationship with fire and turn out • Do to the fact that my people with pyromania are also victims of other disorders they are not fully well. • But pyromania can be fully treated

  10. references • Halgin,R.P & Whitbourn, S.K (2005) abnormal psychology :clinical perspective on psychological disorders. New York, NY: McGraw-hill Developed by RelayHealth. CRS - Adult Health Advisor; Dec2011http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hxh&AN=70986728&site=src-live,

  11. Discussion • Does the 4th of July have a influence on children and teens in becoming a pyromaniac ? Why or why not ? • is there I different from people who are addicted to drugs and pyromaniacs ? Support your side.

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