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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. [2]
Earlier studies reported a prevalence rate between 1–2% in a clinical setting, however a study done by Coccaro and colleagues in 2004 had reported about 11.1% lifetime prevalence and 3.2% one month prevalence in a sample of a moderate number of individuals (n=253).
Jacksonmania – Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5; Leo-mania – American actor Leonardo DiCaprio, late 1990s; Lisztomania – Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, 1840s; Littlermania [broken anchor] - British darts player Luke Littler, and the sport overall, from 2024 [1] Madonnamania - American singer Madonna, from c. 1985
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Kleptocracy (from Greek κλέπτης kléptēs, "thief", or κλέπτω kléptō, "I steal", and -κρατία-kratía from κράτος krátos, "power, rule"), also referred to as thievocracy, [1] [2] is a government whose corrupt leaders (kleptocrats) use political power to expropriate the wealth of the people and land they govern ...
An outbreak of apparent kleptomania at a student hostel arouses Hercule Poirot's interest when he sees the bizarre list of stolen and vandalised items. These include a stethoscope, some lightbulbs, some old flannel trousers, a box of chocolates, a slashed rucksack, some boracic powder and a diamond ring later found in a bowl of soup – he congratulates the warden, Mrs Hubbard, on a 'unique ...
5. Leaving store. Same street as 2. The lady in black comes out of the door, accompanied by the detective. The camera pans right as they board a hackney coach. 6. Home of thief. A room with a poor woman sitting prostrated at a table and a child sitting on the floor.
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