Impulse Control Disorder
Impulse control disorder (ICD) is a class of psychiatric disorders characterize by impulsivity – failure to resist a temptation, urge or impulse that may harm oneself or others.
Five behavioral stages can prove to be the symptoms of ICD:
- An impulse, growing tension, pleasure from acting, relief from the urge also finally guilt which may or may not arise.
- The signs and symptoms of impulse control disorders will vary based on the age of the children or adolescents suffering from them, the actual type of impulse control that they are struggling with, the environment in which they are living, and whether they are male or female.