Hoarding

easily harm him. Being around feces and spiders could lead to serious illness or death. Piles of garbage could fall on him and potentially crush him, he may be using the bathroom in a plastic bag and not have access to water to was his hands. JoAnne's hoarding is a serious issue, and while she does not mean to hurt Cayden, she is creating a space that is dangerous in every…

As I started reading this weeks assignment I found myself I was reading scenario's from my life. I have cared for my grandparents as well as my husbands grandparents and parents, I feel grateful that we were able to care for them in a family situation till their deaths. I feel that Elder Abuse is wrong but can sometimes be miscommunicated by the aged person who is being cared for. You have to take into consideration their mental clarity and medications with side effects that may be…

(repeating/counting), forbidden thoughts (aggression/sexual), cleaning (handwashing/contamination), and hoarding (attachment with items to an unmanageable level). It is suggested that these patterns are heritable and neuropsychological in nature (Cordeiro, Sharma, Thennarasu, & Reddy, 2015). Hooley, Butcher, Nock, & Mineka (2017) list five compulsive rituals as cleaning, checking, repeating, ordering, and counting. Hoarding has been moved to a different disorder within the DSM-5. Unlike OCD,…

In late 19th century America, countless industrialists were accused of using unscrupulous or dishonest methods of hoarding wealth and building monopolies. Examples of these accused captains of industry include John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan, nicknamed "Robber Barons." While many consumers and competitors were quick to attack these powerful businessmen, their primary interest was merely to build on the success of their companies, and reach their full potential. I believe…

“chests of pearls and precious stones” in “every corner” of the witch’s house (4). The excessive amount of stones and pearls is a sign of hoarding. This image of having so many of one thing indicates the dreamer is in the anal stage. After this detail, the story says that Hansel “[fills] his pockets” and Gretel “filled her apron full”. They are each hoarding the stones, and shoving many of them into small places. The dreamer conquers the oral fixation and makes it into the anal stage because of…

various communities in the United States uplift and guide one another to ensure the best for their fellow community member. Contrarily, Nigerians fight constantly to receive appropriate healthcare and schooling due to the corrupt government officials hoarding recourses for their families. This issue relives itself, with time, but the effects harm the nation profoundly. I believe the dual communities that I connect to taught me that the people around can hinder or improve your quality of life.…

Punding and Cocaine Addiction Haley Merrill Punding is repetitive behaviors that may or may not have a goal, however, result in some sort of pleasure. Examples of punding include spending ones entire day collecting items, hoarding items or pressing the same key on an instrument over and over again. The behavior can be meaningless, however, one may feel guilty until the action is completed. Punding falls under the category of Repetitive Reward-Seeking Behaviors and may be the most severe…

crossing a threshold or lifting an object are repeated to prevent harm from occurring, such as a “loved one dying in an accident”. A less common compulsion is a ordering ritual, which involve arranging objects to produce symmetry, balance, and/or hoarding, the acquisition of and failure to discard useless objects like old magazines and receipts or empty containers (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder,…

child. Many children of alcoholics or COA's develop low self-esteem, loneliness, fears of abandonment, and chronic depression. A COA also may feel responsible for problems of the alcoholic parent. Older COA's also have symptoms of perfectionism or hoarding (Huffner). Second, what does the alcoholic do? In many cases the alcoholic is very abusive…

Journals of Gerontology, based off of a sample of 319 American and 235 Dutch people between 40 and 85 years old, they found that a youthful age identity and more positive personal experiences of aging were positively related to identity and self-esteem. (Westerhof, G. Whitbourne, S. Freeman, G; The Aging Self in a Cultural Context: The Relation of Conceptions of Aging to Identity Processes and Self-Esteem in the United States and the Netherlands). This being said, it is expected for an elderly…