Which term best describes Not being able to resist the urge to hurt themselves or others?

• A. Bulimia
• B. Anxiety
• C. Phobia
• D. Impulse Control Disorder

Answer: (D)

When someone cannot resist urges to harm themselves or others, the situation reflects difficulty with impulse control. Impulse control disorders involve problems delaying or stopping an impulse to act, even when that action could be harmful. In this scenario, the urge to hurt someone or oneself points to that pattern, making impulse control disorder the best fit.

The other options describe different kinds of problems: bulimia is an eating disorder, anxiety involves excessive worry or fear, and phobia is an irrational fear of a specific object or situation. None of these centers on failing to resist a powerful urge to act in a harmful way, which is the core feature of impulse control disorders.