pyromania

Compulsive arson urge

Pyromania is a psychological disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to set fires.

Unlike arson for profit or revenge, pyromania involves fire-starting for its own sake—the fascination with flames, the tension before ignition, the release afterward.

True pyromania is rare; most deliberate fires have other motives.

In casual use, pyromaniac loosely describes anyone obsessed with fire: My uncle's a pyromaniac with the backyard grill.

fire-setting

incendiary

Causing or designed for burning

torchHandheld burning light source
igniteStart burning something
firebombExplosive causing flames

accelerant · arsonist · matchstick · lighter · kindle · burn · blaze · scorch · char · embers

compulsion

urge

Strong inner drive

impulseSudden urge to act
irresistibleImpossible to withstand
cravingPowerful urge to have

fixation · obsession · fascination · preoccupation · drive · itch · desire · longing · thrill-seeking · temptation

disorder

DSM

Psychiatric classification manual

diagnosisIdentification of illness
psychiatricOf mental health treatment
psychopathologyStudy of mental disorders

therapy · treatment · behavioral · maladaptive · clinical · psychotherapy · cognitive-behavioral · inpatient · outpatient · recidivism

manias

kleptomania

Irresistible impulse to steal

monomaniaFixation on single idea
dipsomaniaPathological craving for liquor
trichotillomaniaCompulsive self-plucking disorder

megalomania · mythomania · egomania · bibliomania · nymphomania · erotomania · pyromaniacal

pyromania

incendiary

urge

DSM

kleptomania

pyromania

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