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It's not really an urge, but it's more like a psychological condition where the person is obsessed with stealing and shoplifting. Most Kleptomaniacs do steal for different reasons, mostly for the thrill.

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it is someone who steals uncontrollably...its a mental disorder...they have urges no matter what the object/item is...they just have to steal something..sometimes it can be just one type of items like socks...and times it could be a wide variety of items that the person has no use for.

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hormonal imbalances, insecurity, or may be financial status

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This is a person who steals compulsively.

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What does a kleptomaniac compulsively do?

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What do you call someone who has a compulsion to steal?

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How do you use cleptomaniac in a sentence?

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