Questions for Assessing Shoplifters Who May Be Kleptomaniacs

Are you female?

Did you start having a problem with stealing before age 25?

Have you had intermittent problems with shoplifting/stealing most of your life?

Have you been formally diagnosed with kleptomania and/or an anxiety disorder?

Has your shoplifting/stealing primarily been impulsive, unplanned, or reckless?

Have you noticed you shoplift/steal primarily when you felt anxious or stressed?

Have you noticed you shoplift/steal primarily when you felt angry, rejected, violated, or mistreated?

Have you noticed that you primarily shoplifted/stole things you didn’t need, want, or use and you hoarded them, threw them out, donated them, or gave them away?

Have you noticed that when you shoplifted/stole you felt an immediate release of tension or sense of relative calmness?

Have you ever been in therapy and/or medication for your shoplifting/stealing but that you still had trouble stopping these behaviors?