Kleptomaniac vs. Kleptomania — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Kleptomaniac and Kleptomania
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Definitions
Kleptomaniac
A psychiatric disorder characterized by an irresistible impulse to steal things even though there is no personal or financial need for them.
Kleptomania
Kleptomania is the inability to resist the urge to steal items, usually for reasons other than personal use or financial gain. First described in 1816, kleptomania is classified in psychiatry as an impulse control disorder.
Kleptomaniac
One who steals compulsively.
Kleptomania
A psychiatric disorder characterized by an irresistible impulse to steal things even though there is no personal or financial need for them.
Kleptomaniac
A person affected with kleptomania.
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Kleptomania
(psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
Kleptomaniac
Someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive
Kleptomania
A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility.
Kleptomania
An irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive