Impulse Control Disorder: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

In psychology, impulse control disorder refers to compulsive and uncontrollable behavior that affected individuals exhibit when under tension. The particular action performed impulsively results in a momentary lessening of tension. What characterizes impulse control disorder? Characteristic of impulse control disorders is that the affected people are not capable of resisting their impulse. The decision to … Impulse Control Disorder: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Chewed fingernails

Introduction The biting off of fingernails is called onychophagy. The phenomenon occurs in both humans and animals. Those affected bite off their fingernails with their teeth and often also the surrounding skin. The extent of the damage is very different and individual. If the damage is minor, often only the protruding parts of the nails … Chewed fingernails