Hoarding
by
erodgers93
Last updated 8 years ago
Discipline:
Social Studies Subject:
Psychology


-Inability to discard items.-keeping useless or unneeded items.-Trouble making decisions.-Excessive attatchment to objects.-Isolation.
Hoarding
Disorder in which anxiety is connected to the thought of throwing items away.
What is it?
- Not to waste.-Fear of losing important information or objects.-Emotional connection.-Characteristics of object.
Reasons why hoarders hoard
What causes it
-Brain abnormalities.-Genetics.-Stressful life event.-Established mental disorder.
Symptoms
Treatment
-Anti-depressants.-Intensive CBT.-Group therapy,
New in hoarding
Hoarding is now listed under the DSM-5 as a separate diagnosable condition no longer associated as a symptom of OCD.
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