they finally put a clock up

in the damn dining hall

holy fucking shit. 2 weeks left of school and they finally put a clock in the dining hall. after almost 2 full semesters of complaints about no clock, they finally decide to put one up.

i wanna steal it now

 

Go for it.

 

hey all right, a clock.... woohoo, you know what time it is...

 

Kleptomania

Kleptomania involves a failure to resist impulses to steal items that are not needed or sought for personal use or monetary value. Kleptomania should be distinguished from shoplifting, in which the action is usually well-planned and motivated by need or monetary gain. Some clinicians view kleptomania as part of the obsessive-compulsive spectrum of disorders, reasoning that many individuals experience the impulse to steal as an alien, unwanted intrusion into their mental state. Other evidence suggests that kleptomania may be related to, or a variant of, mood disorders, such as depression. The main diagnostic features are:



The person repeatedly yields to the impulse to steal objects that are needed neither for personal use nor for their monetary worth.

Just before the theft, the patient experiences increasing tension.

At the time of theft, the patient feels gratification, pleasure or relief.

These thefts are committed neither out of anger or revenge nor in response to delusions or hallucinations.

The thefts are not better explained by Antisocial Personality Disorder, Conduct Disorder or a Manic Episode.

Associated Features:

Depressed or Guilty (concerning the thefts)


Major Depressive Disorder
Anxiety.



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Differential Diagnosis:



Some disorders have similar or even the same symptoms. The clinician, therefore, in his/her diagnostic attempt, has to differentiate against the following disorders which need to be ruled out to establish a precise diagnosis.

An Ordinary Criminal Act.


Bipolar Mood Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Manic Episode in response to Delusions or Dementia.



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Cause:



Most person's with this disorder seem to be women; their average age is about 35 and the duration of illness is roughly 16 years. Some individuals report the onset of kleptomania as early as age five. While we do not know the causes of kleptomania, there is indirect evidence linking it with abnormalities in the brain chemical serotonin. Stressors such as major losses may also precipitate kleptomanic behavior.

Treatment:



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Treatment will include counseling and psychotherapeutic approaches and in some cases combined with drug therapy.





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Counseling and Psychotherapy [ See Therapy Section ]:



A variety of psychotherapies have been used to treat this disorder, but it is not clear which one is best. Family therapy may also be important, since this disorder can be very disruptive to families.

Pharmacotherapy [ See Psychopharmacology Section ] :

Prozac, an antidepressant that boosts levels of serotonin, has been found useful in some cases of kleptomania.



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There are no clocks in the student center (where we all eat). That's what cellphones are for.

 

fitzy is a well known klepto

 

you calling me a klepto?


and i don't want a friggin cell phone

 

well i'm certainly not the one who keeps bringing up thievery...

 

its called tactically acquiring

 

fitz, you don't have a cell phone either...? I thought I was the only one...If you are fooling I will be crushed...

 

nope, no cell phone.

 

fitz, I think we are the only two of our kind...

 

Nah. It's called 'borrowing indefinitely'.

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ooh i like that...

 

think about all the others who need the clock...how will they know the time if you 'tactically aquire' it

 

I don't understand how one survives without a cell phone in this society.

 

What time is it mr wolf? lunchtime!

 

the others would want me to have the clock

its really not all that hard. its 1 less thing i have to worry about paying for

 

Uh, yeah, not hard champ...

 

You could steal the clock, attach a chain to it and wear it as a medallion at school the next day.