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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?
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
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
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?