Pyromania
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Pyromania: "A morbid compulsion to set fires." (Macdonald 4) This term is often used to describe anyone who enjoys watching and setting fires, although the true meaning of the word is a psychological disorder. People affected by this disorder use fire to vent their anger or stress from their everyday life. They will set anything close at hand on fire and take pleasure in the way the fire dances around the object it is quickly smoldering and utterly destroying. A pyromaniac however, is not the same thing as an arsonist. The Pyromaniac has a mental disorder which usually begins at a very young age and gradually fades as the subject ages, or in some cases becomes more intense.
Pyromania, also referred to as fire behavior, progresses through three stages and at each stage it has a chance to be stopped. The first of these stages is Fire Interest. Most children experience Fire Interest between the ages of three and five. The kids may ask questions about fire such as......
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