INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER

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N., Pam M.S.
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Impulse disorder with many episodes where a person will fail to resist any aggressive impulses and will commit acts of assault and destroy property. Out of proportion with the factors causing it.

INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER: "Intermittent explosive disorder is an impulse control disorder."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SUICIDAL IDEATION
  2. ISOLATED EXPLOSIVE DISORDER
  3. PYROMANIA
  4. BIPOLAR DISORDERS
  5. RAGE DISORDER
  6. SIGNAL ANXIETY
  7. SPEECH DISORDER
  8. INTERNAL FRUSTRATION
  9. EPILEPTOGENIC FOCUS
  10. CONTINENCE
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/intermittent-explosive-disorder/ (accessed October 30, 2020).
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