Hoarding And Its Effects On Children

The Binges feel that is necessary to gloat to their acquaintances about their purchases. This unfortunately, has impacted relations with those that they associate themselves with (Verdant 156). Verdant states, “Their self-image is dependent on what they wear, drive, and where they spend their money” (156). They seem to have no regard to money as it is easy for them to make impulse purchases and not give it a second thought. Their house is a cluttered showcase for new and old items which they have accumulated over the years. They prefer to buy new items rather than get the broken ones

People with hoarding behavior also may be suffering from a variety of other disorders. Many hoarders have problems with anxiety, separation anxiety, and attachment disorder (HelpGuide, 2010). Someone with separation anxiety and attachment disorder feels afraid to be apart from a certain person or object or is fearful of being alone. People with these attachment disorders or other attachment problems have difficulty connecting to others and

Owning a loved pet, or owning valuable memories that can never be forgotten, it proves that owning these artifacts and characteristics, brings out the unique personality traits of someone. Someone reminiscing their childhood memories can show the importance or value of having a childhood. Ownership can truly reveal crucial life lessons you may never learn with the absence of ownership. The skills you obtain become your identity, which shows how ownership and moral character associate with one another. Owning something does not specifically have to be a physical object, as long as you can control what it is. Once I obtain skills and knowledge, no one can diminish them from my ownership. Though the moment may fade, the memory is everlasting. Ownership is a critical building block to who are you and who you can eventually become in the

The word hoarding was originally used to describe the behavior of animals storing food for future use, and then moved into use as a descriptor of human behavior. There are also different types of hoarders. These include Clinical compulsive hoarding, OCD or perfectionist hoarding, animal

Eighner chooses to dive into dumpsters not because he needs the material items he finds, but rather because he does not. In the conclusion of his essay “On Dumpster Diving,” Eighner makes it clear that he believes excess material objects are unnecessary and that they do more harm than good for a person, and this is true. Eighner accurately describes how having large amounts of material goods does nothing to improve the well-being or morality of the human race because holding onto physical possessions leads to the development of bad habits and traits within society.

This paper will describe the nuances of hoarding disorder and investigate the opportunities of treating hoarding disorder with person-centered theory.

The ability to have ownership over something, tangible or not, can give a person a sense of value or superiority when comparing themselves to others. Furthermore, as humans, it is easy to desire things as one’s own and claim it, but the way something is treated differs from person to person. As a result, the material items and skills a person has ownership over provides a glimpse of his or her’s true nature.

Many individuals are accustomed to waste at least a portion of what they buy, whether it is food, clothes, furniture, supplies, or materials worldwide. According to the article: “On Dumpster Diving” many valuable items were found by the homeless who searched the dumpster for food. Surprisingly, they found useful items that helped them survive throughout each day. In fact, the products were worth for the exchange of money. At certain times, I myself may be considered to be a wasteful person during certain times such as, not finishing my drink and throwing more than half of it away. While rushing at work during break, this is a usual situation for many people Although, it isn't necessarily on purpose it is considered wasteful, valuable and influence advertising.

In Bookmarks, Possessed by Our Possessions, Diane Cole states, “But never has hoarding been so visible as it is today in westernized societies. Perhaps the abundance of inexpensive and easily accessible objects makes it the disorder of the decade” (Cole 3). This quotes is very relevant to my views on how and why America seemed to be consumed by consumption. This isn’t just a coincidence but, an action that has turned into an emotion. Buying items used to be dependent on necessity but now it is based on the feeling. To buy items people enjoy themselves and it turns into a leisurely activity. Because of the emotion shopping creates, individuals who suffer from depression use this as an outlet and tend to buy at

Individuals who hoard tend to have a greater probability of physical impairment, being unemployed, low-income, have alcohol dependence and to be older than those that do not hoard (Spittlehouse, Vierck, Pearson, & Joyce, 2016). Nurses play an important role in the identification and assessment of individuals with hoarding disorder; this is a key component of formulating care plans, course of treatment and support for those affected by hoarding. A nurse will need to know how to assess for the severity of clinically significant hoarding using different tools such as the Hoarding Rating Scale (see Appendix A) which was formulated by Tolin, Frost, and Steketee (2010). Other assessment tools include the Saving Inventory-Revised, the Clutter Image Rating Scale and the Service Utilization Questionnaire.

There are many items that I have in my possession that make me feel accomplished or an item that I use just daily. There is however, some items that have absolutely no idea why I have, and continue to hold on to them. For example, I still have a karate trophy that I really don’t pride, a computer hard drive that should have been thrown away, and some empty boxes of Run Gum. It’s either I don’t want it or I don’t need it, and these three items I really should not have, but will continue to possess.

A. Compulsive hoarding is a common and potentially disabling problem, characterized by the accumulation of excessive clutter, to the point that parts of one's home can no longer be used for their intended purpose

To conclude, as majority of children in America are surrounded by consumerist lifestyle, they are prone to adopt the throw-away culture's paradigm, which is adding on to environmental degradation/ecological crisis. These children spend most of their childhood indoors and in the cars, which limits their interaction with nature and other species. What's more, the technology surrounding children makes them vulnerable to and a perfect target for a profit-driven entities, who ingrain consumer-praising dogmas, which are short-sighted and conflict with the environmental well-being. A theory by developmental psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980), whose researches were revolving around the question “how does the knowledge grow?,”suggests,

Hoarding is defined as the acquirement of, and inability to discard worthless items even though they appear to have no value. Hoarding behaviors can occur in a variety of psychiatric disorders and in the normal population, but are most commonly found in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Those people who report compulsive hoarding as their primary type of OCD, who experience significant distress or functional impairment from their hoarding, and who also have symptoms of indecisiveness, procrastination, and avoidance, are classified as having compulsive hoarding syndrome (www.ocfoundation.com). An estimated 700,000 to 1.4 million people in the United States are thought to have compulsive hoarding syndrome.

One major reason that an individual does not keep a personal budget would be the lack of knowledge on how to possess a