The hair-pulling compulsion
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Trichotillomania is an uncontrollable urge to pull out one's hair, a disorder that is more likely to affect women than men. Sufferers of the impulse-control disorder usually pull their hair when doing sedentary tasks such as reading and conversing on the phone.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1998
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The devil made me do it
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At one time or another most people do crazy, impulsive things. For example, Dr. Joyce Brothers and her husband ran naked on a beach in Yugoslavia. Upon finding herself pregnant, another woman dyed her hair pink and blue. Other incidents are related.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1993
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Getting to know you
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Women talk about meeting men and dating. These include striking up a conversation with a stranger, confusion over men's disclosures about their past and the need to verbally express feelings about someone.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1995
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