kleptomaniac
Compulsive stealing disorder
A kleptomaniac is a person with an uncontrollable urge to steal, typically items of little value or personal use.
The compulsion stems from psychological impulse rather than need or greed: She's not a thief—she's a kleptomaniac who can't help herself.
The term can be used loosely for anyone with sticky fingers.
Stealing store merchandise
- pilferingMinor, sneaky theft
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- swipingTaking something swiftly
pocketing · filching · purloining · snatching · lifting · concealment · merchandise · boosting
Sudden urge to act
- urgeStrong inner drive
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- irresistibleImpossible to withstand
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
obsessive · driven · involuntary · habitual · repetitive · persistent · irrational · pathological
Treatment through guided conversation
- cognitive-behavioralRelating thought to action
- psychopathologyStudy of mental disorders
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- psychiatristMental disorder physician
psychologist · obsessive-compulsive · anxiety · treatment · DSM · clinical · therapeutic · counseling
Compulsion to start fires
- dipsomaniaPathological craving for liquor
- bibliomaniaObsessive desire for volumes
- trichotillomaniaCompulsive self-plucking disorder
- mythomaniaCompulsive need to deceive
shoplifting
Stealing store merchandise
swiping · pocketing · filching · purloining · snatching · lifting · concealment · merchandise · boosting · sneaking
impulse
Sudden urge to act
- urgeStrong inner drive
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- irresistibleImpossible to withstand
uncontrollable · obsessive · driven · involuntary · habitual · repetitive · persistent · irrational · pathological · overwhelming
psychotherapy
Treatment through guided conversation
- cognitive-behavioralRelating thought to action
- psychopathologyStudy of mental disorders
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
psychiatrist · psychologist · obsessive-compulsive · anxiety · treatment · DSM · clinical · therapeutic · counseling · intervention
pyromania
Compulsion to start fires
- dipsomaniaPathological craving for liquor
- bibliomaniaObsessive desire for volumes
- trichotillomaniaCompulsive self-plucking disorder
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- thievesthief, robber, burglar, pickpocket, shoplifter
- compulsivesperfectionist, obsessive, neurotic, control freak, neat freak
- difficult peopleegomaniac, egotist, nitpicker, drama queen, control freak
kleptomaniacphilanthropist
Donor to charitable causes
donor · benefactor · giver · hoarder · altruist
kleptomaniacascetic
One who renounces indulgence
stoic · self-controlled · monk · abstainer
kleptomaniaccareer criminal
Repeat offender by trade
cat burglar · pickpocket · con artist · thief · robber