Pyromania is a disorder of impulse control, meaning that a person fails to resist the impulsive desire to set fires.
Firesetting may be either chronic or episodic; some persons may set fires frequently as a way of relieving tension, others do so only during periods of unusual stress in their lives. It is also associated with symptoms that include depressed mood, thoughts of suicide, repeated conflicts in interpersonal relationships, and poor ability to cope with stress.
Causes:
Poor supervision from parents.
Early learning experiences of watching adults use fire carelessly or inapproriately.
Parental neglect or emotional uninvolvement.
Parental psychopathology.
Peer pressure.
Stressful life events.
Lack of social skills.
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