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False Fire Alarms: A Deviant Pattern of Seeking Help.
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Camblin, Louise; Weinland, Laura – Social Work, 1987
Discusses the phenomenon of false fire alarms, the deliberate, intentional false reporting of fires, by mentally troubled persons as a primitive kind of help-seeking behavior. Several common themes found by reviewing false alarm cases are presented. Suggests that identifying the intrapsychic dynamics of false alarm reporters could be useful in…
Descriptors: Helplessness, Individual Needs, Mental Disorders, Personality Traits