Compulsive hoarding

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• Compulsive hoarding — in an apartment, early 1970s Compulsive hoarding (or pathological hoarding or disposophobia)[1] is the acquisition of possessions (and failure to use or discard them) in excess of socially normative amounts, even if the items are worthless,… …   Wikipedia

• compulsive hoarding — /kəmpʌlsɪv ˈhɔdɪŋ/ (say kuhmpulsiv hawding) noun Psychiatry a mental disorder characterised by an obsessive desire to collect items, to the point where the sufferer s health and welfare is compromised …  

• Hoarding — is the storing of food or other goods or money. Hoarding of food is a natural behaviour in certain species of animals. occurs in two forms:*Larder hoarding, the collection of large amounts of food in a single place (a larder), which usually also… …   Wikipedia

• Hoarding (disambiguation) — Hoarding may refer to:*Temporary fencing enclosing a construction site *Hoarding, the gathering and storing of goods **Compulsive hoarding, a pathological hoarding by humans ***Animal hoarding, the compulsive hoarding of animals *Hoarding… …   Wikipedia

• Compulsive buying disorder — (CBD) is characterized by an obsession with shopping and buying behavior that causes adverse consequences. Most persons with CBD meet the criteria for an axis II disorder. CBD is found in 5.8% of the United States population, approximately 80% of …   Wikipedia

• Compulsive behavior — is behavior which a person does compulsively in other words, not because they want to behave that way, but because they feel they have to do so. Mental health professionals have identified signs of compulsive behavior in various disorders such as …   Wikipedia

• Animal hoarding — involves keeping higher than usual numbers of animals as pets without having the ability to properly house or care for them, while at the same time denying this inability. Compulsive hoarding can be characterized as a symptom of obsessive… …   Wikipedia

• Obsessive–compulsive disorder — OCD redirects here. For other uses, see OCD (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder. Obsessive–compulsive disorder Classification and external resources Repetitive handwashing is a common OCD sym …   Wikipedia

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder — (OCD) is a chronic anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions. Compulsions are tasks or rituals which attempt to neutralize the obsessions. OCD is distinguished from other… …   Wikipedia

• Animal-Hoarding — Tierhorten (engl. animal hoarding) ist eine psychische Störung die zum unkontrollierten Halten und Sammeln von lebenden Haustieren führt. Die Haltungsbedingungen unterschreiten alle Standards der Tierhaltung (Hygiene, Pflege, Fütterung,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Animal Hoarding — Tierhorten (engl. animal hoarding) ist eine psychische Störung die zum unkontrollierten Halten und Sammeln von lebenden Haustieren führt. Die Haltungsbedingungen unterschreiten alle Standards der Tierhaltung (Hygiene, Pflege, Fütterung,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia