Compulsive hoarding

ever loved one diagnosed with hoarding disorder? A mother describes a situation with her son having a small Christmas tree set up in his bedroom, and his sister and brother in law visiting while eating off dinner trays in his room. (BÜScher, 2013). The family formed a sanctuary amongst the clutter, to savor the moment. Hoarding disorder develops into a manifestation of possessions causing conflict amongst the living area. The individual suffering from the hoarding disorder commonly suffers…

This is an article which is trying to figure out the differences between the lifestyle of neat people and sloppy people. This is to explain and find out if neat or sloppy people are more successful in life. I would like you to read this article and determine for yourself who is the more successful. Suzanne Britt’s essay talks about the differences between sloppy and neat people. She goes into a lot of time in showing how misunderstood and loving sloppy people are, while as for neat people she…

unable to clean up after themselves. However, hoarders have little control over their hoarding, hoarding may present itself on its own or as a symptom of other disorders such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, anxiety and trauma (“Hoarding the Basics”). One of the leading causes of hoarding, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder [OCD] causes a person to think…

diagnosed with Hoarding Disorder which is a pathological disorder characterized by cluttering of objects and the need to keep everything regardless of value(DSM-V). This is due to her tendencies to keep a large amount of seemingly useless objects while never discarding anything. She shows the tendencies to keep her objects hidden which is more consistent with hoarding rather than Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. The specific criteria is listed as follows:…

vignette, it is apparent that Lu has obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) with religious and cleaning/washing themes (American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Roberts & Louie, 2015). In order to meet full diagnostic criteria for OCD, Lu must meet criteria A to D. Criteria A requires the presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both. Lu does not meet criteria for having obsessions, because Lu does not regard his behaviors as being unwanted, but they are compulsive. Lu meets criteria A because he has…

When people think about mental illnesses, they generally do not think about compulsive hoarding. Hoarding in households has become more superficial in more recent years. Why people acquire many worthless items still has not become a clear-cut reason. In The Tortured Lives of People Who Can’t Throw Things Out, authors Cecile Bouchardeau and Monica Delarosa said, “We are all pack rats to some degree.” Everyone has a tendency to hold on to belongings that no longer have meaning to possess, but not…

decide to keep items that other people would choose to throw away. Although hoarding was thought to be a subtype of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) before, but this article offers new research that shows hoarding should be separated from this disorder. Dr. Eric Hollander commented in response to the research: hoarding symptoms overlap completely with OCD symptoms about 18% of the time, strengthening the notion that hoarding is not a subtype of OCD. The experiment that was conducted involved…

Self-neglect isn’t the syndrome many twenty somethings learn about after they’ve stayed up too late, too many nights in a row or when they’ve consumed too much alcohol in one sitting, or even when they ate all that food at McDonalds at three in the morning. In fact, most people self-neglect in one way or another, whether they smoke cigarettes, eat unhealthy foods, text while driving, fail to visit the doctor regularly, drive while under the influence, along with many other behaviors one may…

This research paper, will be covering Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It will be using the abbreviation OCD for Obsessive Compulsive disorder. It will cover the topics of what is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Who is affected by Obsessive Compulsive disorder? What are the types of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? What treatment options are available for Obsessive Compulsive disorder? What types of medications can be prescribed to treat Obsessive Compulsive disorder? What alternative treatment…

subtype relate to a different subtype that is equally, and in some cases more relevant, to another disorder. If these situations begin to arise quite frequently it could potentially bring people to question the diagnostic integrity of obsessive-compulsive problems. This dilemma is making researchers question whether or not subtyping would be a beneficial tool to use. “A fruitful, robust subtype system should be able to account for all pertinent data, including clinical features, family history,…