pyromania
pyromania — noun
1. a mental health condition in which someone experiences a powerful, repeated urge
a mental health condition in which someone experiences a powerful, repeated urge to deliberately set things on fire
Pyromania is a rare condition, and most arsonists do not have this disorder.
contrasts pyromania with arson or criminal fire-setting
A psychiatrist diagnosed Eliska with pyromania after she admitted feeling drawn to flames.
collocation: diagnosed with pyromania
The hospital offers a programme that helps patients with pyromania control their urges safely.
A psychiatrist told Felix that pyromania is a treatable mental disorder, not a crime.
Tomás struggled with pyromania for years before finally seeking professional help.
- fire-setting behaviour
broader descriptive term that includes both criminal and clinical fire-starting
- incendiarism
highly formal legal term for the criminal act, not the clinical condition
文法句型
diagnosed with pyromania
suffer from pyromania
用法筆記
Distinct from arson: arson is a criminal act of deliberately setting fires for revenge, profit, or to cause harm, while pyromania is a clinical diagnosis involving an internal psychological compulsion.