The core characteristics of Compulsive Shopping Disorder have been used to describe the disorder as a behavioral addiction, yet it is still classified as separate from these disorders.
What are Substance-Related Disorders?
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The number of Americans that could be diagnostically classified as compulsive shoppers by 2008.
What is 25 million Americans?
100
This type of therapy has been reported as the most effective form of treatment for Compulsive Shopping Disorder.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
100
This is the choice we all have to purchase or not purchase.
What is free will?
100
This is the diagnosis often given to clients who compulsively shop and is required by insurance companies for billing.
What is Impulse Control Disorder Not Otherwise Specified?
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Compulsive Shopping Disorder has been clinically defined as chronic repetitive purchasing that represents a primary response to this experience.
What is stress?
200
The average age range of compulsive shoppers.
What are late teens to early 20s?
200
This is an optional support group available for people who compulsively shop.
What is Debtors Anonymous?
200
This makes spending easier, because you can be unaware of how much you have spent until the bill comes.
What is credit?
200
A possible support group for compulsive shoppers.
What is Debtor's Anonymous?
300
These two components of the disorder are manifested through personal distress, dysfunctions in marital, occupational or social realms, and legal or financial problems.
What are cognitive and behavioral components?
300
This gender has a higher percentage of compulsive shoppers.
What are women?
300
Someone experiencing compulsive shopping may read these types of books for support.
What are Self-help books?
300
This is a company that provides excitement through bidding for items.
What is Ebay?
300
Psychotherapy and Group Therapy.
What are two counseling options for compulsive shopping?
400
Along with compulsivity, this second domain is suggested to be apart of Compulsive Shopping Disorder.
What is impulsivity?
400
The second most common item purchased by compulsive shoppers according to Black’s 2007 study.
What are shoes?
400
These types of medications have been used in attempts to treat Compulsive Shopping Disorder.
What are Antidepressants?
400
This number has been identified as 584 or below.
What is a poor credit score?
400
This is a type of option where a client is billed for therapy based on their income or ability to pay.
What is sliding fee scale?
500
Compulsive Shopping Disorder was first described by Emil Kraepel in 1915 as this disorder.
What is Oniomania?
500
A new contributor to compulsive shopping habits of Americans that has made shopping more convenient, easier to spend money without noticing, and quicker access.
What is online shopping?
500
This type of Freudian therapy has been used for treatment of Compulsive Shopping Disorder.
What is Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic?
500
This is a short measure used to determine a consumer's proclivity to buy compulsively.
What is the Richmond Compulsive-Buying Scale?
500
Is defined as the presence of two or more psychological diagnoses.