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What is Hoarding Failing to discard a large amount or

number of items that have little to no value

Severe cluttering of person’s home; no longer able to function as a viable living space

Perfectionism• If cannot do it right,

will not do it at all Afraid• May accidentally

throw away Ways of Use• All types of ways to

use, or as a gift, therefore keep item

Attachment• Emotional feeling

is intense and excessive

WHYDo people hoard?

Challenges & ChangeSafety.Deviant.Health.Help.Responsible.Norms

Challengeso Safetyo Devianceo Health

o Safety• Individuals lives put

into danger; surroundings

o Deviance • Seen as unsanitary and

abnormal

o Health• OCD • Mentally unstable• Is not easy to diagnose

or treat; consent

Change

Help & Support • De-clutter • Problematic

behaviour• Medications• CBT

Anthropology• Hoarding does not only

occur in Canada, United States etc. - Worldwide

• Different cultures & ethnicities

• Shown on TV; discussed

HOARDING: Buried Alive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ewFIL6zbY

Taboo • Seen as weird

and abnormal Realization of

Relation• They are not

alone; Others “suffer” with same “illness”

Isolation • No social life

SociologyThe study of human social life, groups, and societies and how these affect individuals.

Psychology• Clinical Psychology• Objects, items etc.

becomes individuals life• “addictions lie to you and

tell you that you can't do without them”

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needso Hoarders desire

to move up levels o Lack social

aspect within their lives

o Attempt to make their lives better

o As a result, hoard things with “value”

o Seems like a solution to their feelings of isolation

Alfred Adler

Individuals need to overcome feelings of inferiority Strive for superiority and success Hoarders aim to be “somebody” in a society that

judges them as different

Sigmund Freudo ID• ‘pleasure

principle’

• Demands immediate satisfaction

o Wants to continue hoarding; habitual

o EGO• Reality

principle

• Find balance [referee]

o Unsure of what action to take; confused

o Psychologist comes in

o SUPEREGO• Aims for

perfection

• Punishes feelings, actions with guilt

o Wants to seek help; realizes it is wrong or different

Questions“A question that makes you think is worth asking”

Question 1 How has society’s

views on hoarding changed overtime? Considering that in the earlier years, individuals were seen as “pack rats”, but are now seen as a threat to society? Was it a hidden issue?

Question 2 How has the media

negatively or positively impacted hoarding? Have our minds been altered to believe things said about hoarding?

Question 3 “I am not who I

think I am, I am who I think you think I am” – Cooley’s Looking Glass

How does this quotation link with an individual’s mind who suffers from compulsive hoarding?

Thank You For listening & participating.