12050722 Licensing & Investigations Training Book

11/28/22

Why People Lie, Cheat & Steal…

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Out of need To get even Out of greed

- Kessler & Associates

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Why People Lie, Cheat & Steal…

Impulse disorder: “Kleptomania” } Recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects that are not needed for personal use or their monetary value. } Increasing sense of tension immediately before committing the theft. } Pleasure or relief at the time of committing the theft. } Stealing is not committed to express anger or vengeance and is not in response to a delusion or hallucination. } The stealing is not better accounted for by Conduct Disorder, a Manic Episode, or Antisocial Personality Disorder.

-DSM-IV

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