Pathological gambling is similar to many other impulse control disorders such as kleptomania, pyromania, and trichotillomania. From Wordnik.com. [New morning ritual] Reference
News Corp has been increasingly aggressive since Mr Murdoch said search engines such as Google engaged in '' kleptomania ''. From Wordnik.com. [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference
"kleptomania" and acting as a "parasite" for including News Corp content in its Google News pages. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
That would be a textbook definition of kleptomania. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2002] Reference
What is it, Dr. -- what is kleptomania, Dr. Goldman?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2002] Reference
His first article on kleptomania was published in 1996. From Wordnik.com. [Internet Addiction | Impact Lab] Reference
What's the difference between kleptomania and shoplifting?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2005] Reference
She must be one of those sad people afflicted with kleptomania. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
You at one point compared homosexuality to arson or kleptomania. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 29, 2009] Reference
The once-acquisitive developer's joke, after all, is about kleptomania. From Wordnik.com. ['Old Jew' Harry Macklowe Tells a Joke (Updated)] Reference
James Brown ‘Cummed Himself To Death’ tags: kleptomania. From Wordnik.com. [No Cash For Little James Brown Jr In James Brown’s Will] Reference
Now I am not referring to kleptomania, that naughtiness of dithering grannies. From Wordnik.com. [LIGHT FINGERS] Reference
This tendency may take extreme forms, as in the case of miserliness or kleptomania. From Wordnik.com. [Human Traits and their Social Significance] Reference
I don't have kleptomania; I don't have a compulsion to steal; I don't need an intervention. From Wordnik.com. [Five-fingered Prozac] Reference
That whole aspect reminds me of the whole Dawn kleptomania arc on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I was the first reporter to actually report on Joan's kleptomania problem. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Suzanne Somers Reveals She Has Breast Cancer - March 28, 2001] Reference
I recollect how there used to be a regular little joke at her expense on the subject of kleptomania. From Wordnik.com. [She and I, Volume 1] Reference
Poor collectors, on the other hand, have at times forgotten where enterprise ends and kleptomania begins. From Wordnik.com. [The Collectors] Reference
From the 1870s onward the rise of kleptomania reflected the growing psychological importance of consumerism. From Wordnik.com. [7. Western and Central Europe, 1848-1914] Reference
He liked to appear by Karzi's side in public and ignored the corruption and rising kleptomania in his government. From Wordnik.com. [Ehsan Azari Stanizai: To Solve Afghanistan's Great Game Climb the Hills and Ask] Reference
Homosexuality is, he continued “an illness” and a “distortion of the human personality like kleptomania.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Sinner Casts Stone:] Reference
These preliminary results are said to support a link between the symptoms of kleptomania and the body's opioid system. From Wordnik.com. [Science] Reference
It can be from stores, from the workplace, from a person's home, but mostly what we're dealing with is not kleptomania. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2005] Reference
I addressed a different question, which is, do you compare homosexuality to a disease, like alcoholism, or kleptomania. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
A deep understanding of the difference between rummaging to survive and kleptomania would also be a helpful ingredient. From Wordnik.com. [Sally Maslansky: Parenting and Adoption: Love and a Lot More] Reference
While I'm thinking about how much time I'll miss from work thanks to my son's kleptomania, the two walked out of the store. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
She continues her political kleptomania in terms of themes from the 1988 presidential campaign, which seems to preoccupy her. From Wordnik.com. [Death, Taxes and Mrs. Clinton] Reference
Whitehall gave Harare lavish aid and barmy advice, helping turn a viable economy into a basket case of pseudo-socialist kleptomania. From Wordnik.com. [Simon Jenkins: Robert Mugabe and the Downfall of Liberal Interventionism] Reference
The kleptomania experiences a buildup of unbearable tension and anxiety that he or she can only alleviate through the act of stealing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2005] Reference
It is really a debate about whether gayness is an unusual taste (like a taste for anchovies) or a sickness/weakness (like kleptomania). From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The elephant in the room:] Reference
But the last straw has to be Patti Blagojevich, likening Janice and her kleptomania to an opponent her husband once faced in an election. From Wordnik.com. [I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Episode 4 Recap: Life Without Antagonists] Reference
This study examined the efficacy and tolerability of the opioid antagonist naltrexone in adults with kleptomania who have urges to steal. From Wordnik.com. [Science] Reference
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