Affect
How does hoarding affect a person's well being?
Stress and problems keeping yourself and others safe. Conflict with others trying to remove clutter out of your home. Losing important items.
What is hoarding disorder
Hoarding disorder is an ongoing difficulty throwing away, or parting with possessions you believe that you need to save.
What are three ways that your social life changes?
Relationship problems, avoiding social activities and employment problems.
Why do hoarders want to keep these items?
They believe that they will need those items in the future.
What do hoarders believe about hoarding?
That it is not problematic despite the evidence.
When does hoarding tend to begin?
It begins in adolescence and worsens as a person gets older.
How does their personal hygiene change.
They experience difficulty with it.
What is the difference between a collector and a hoarder?
A collector collects items that have value and a hoarder keeps stuff without value.
The difficulty in discarding items is often accompanied by... ?
Excessive acquisition of items that are not needed or for which there is no available space.
What does the treatment improve?
Decision-making, stress-reducing, and organizational skills.
What two other disorders that the majority of people with hoarding disorder also suffer from?
Depressive and anxiety disorder.
How is the clutter dangerous?
It makes hoarders have a greater risk of falling and they become fire hazards.
What are the signs that I'm at the presence of a hoarder?
The person has many items in stacks or piles, the items have no value. Almost every surface is covered in clutter with only narrow path to walk through.
What is a symptom of hoarding?
Difficulty with discarding their possessions, regardless of their value.
What is the treatment of hoarding?
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and antidepressants, like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
What is the cause of hoarding?
A traumatic event.