Impulse Control Practice Test

Pyromania is defined as which of the following?

An impulse-control disorder characterized by deliberate fire-setting and mounting tension before lighting. A mood disorder involving fear of fire A phobia of flames A disorder of obsessive fire-safety rituals

Correct Answer:

An impulse-control disorder characterized by deliberate fire-setting and mounting tension before lighting.

Explanation:

Understanding pyromania as an impulse-control issue is essential. Pyromania involves deliberately setting fires and experiencing increasing tension before the act, followed by relief or gratification after lighting. This pattern—urge, buildup, and relief—is the hallmark of an impulse-control disorder, not a mood problem, phobia, or OCD-style ritual. The other descriptions point to fear-based conditions (a mood disorder about fear of fire, or a phobia of flames) or to obsessive-compulsive patterns focused on safety rituals, which don’t capture the deliberate fire-setting and the tension-relief sequence that defines pyromania.

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