University of Santo Tomas

High School

A.Y 2014-2015

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HUMAN HOARDING
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Presented by: Gupo, John Marty B.

Presented to: Mrs. Maria Teresa C. Ramos

INTRODUCTION
A.

OVERVIEW
Hoarding is a symptom of a mental illness, an
anxiety disorder -- some experts would refer to it
as obsessive compulsive disorder, while others say
it is a category unto itself
The hoarder may just be collecting books, or dogs,
or records or mail, and living with them every day,
by keeping them, it eases his anxiety and these
things become indispensable to him or her.
Researchers have also discovered a number of
psychological peculiarities that characterize
compulsive hoarding.

INTRODUCTION
B. RESEARCH AIMS

This paper aims to:

discuss human hoarding
identify the symptoms of human hoarding
identify the causes of human hoarding
determine the solutions of human
hoarding
determine the ways to prevent human
hoarding

INTRODUCTION
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What

is human hoarding?
What are the symptoms of human
boarding?
What are the causes of human hoarding?
What are the possible solutions to get out
of human hoarding?
What are the ways to prevent human
hoarding?

DEFINITION
Hoarding is the persistent difficulty of
discarding possession
Most often, people hoard common
possessions, such as paper (e.g., mail,
newspapers), books, clothing and
containers (e.g., boxes, paper and
plastic bags).

DEFINITION
It seems likely that serious hoarding
problems are present in at least 1 in
50 people
Although many people consider
hoarding to be a form of OCD, this
classification is not certain.

PREVALANCE
PREVALANCE
Hoarding can be observed across family
members.
Human hoarding can be
across many populations.

observed

SYMPTOMS

SYMPTOMS

The first symptom of human hoarding is

having difficulty disposing items
People with hoarding behavior
overwhelmed by their possessions.

feel

People with hoarding behavior tend to

have problems with memory retention.

EFFECTS
EFFECTS
Sever Clutter
Information processing deficits.
Avoidance to family members, friends and to other
people
Alienation.
People with hoarding behavior have low level of
insights.

TREATMENTS
TREATMENTS
pharmacotheraphy
cognitive behavioral therapy
Multimodal treatment
Encouragement by family members

RESPONSIBILITY OF
SOCIETY
Society has the responsibility of ending
stigma to people with hoarding behavior
Future development is still needed in
order to help people with hoarding
behavior.
Scientist are calling for more research
works to be done in order to help people
with hoarding behavior

CONCLUSION
A. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Effective treatment for compulsive hoarding
may require a combination of CBT,
pharmacotherapy, training in organization and
time management, and family involvement
(Saxena, 2008, p.34).
Ultimately, success of hoarding interventions
depends on how supportive, compassionate, and
patient the family [and significant others] are
with the hoarder and on the level of motivation
and commitment from the hoarder (Placzek as
cited in Pelt, 2011, p.4).

RECOMMENDATIONS

More research will be required to

determine
the
etiology
and
pathophysiology of compulsive hoarding,
and to develop better treatments for this
disorder.
Future studies should examine the more
well-defined categorical phenotype of
compulsive hoarding syndrome, to
improve their chances of elucidating its
etiology and neurobiology.

RECOMMENDATIONS
More effective treatments must be developed for
this common and disabling disorder. Better
pharmacotherapies must be identified through
clinical trials, particularly of non-SRIs, such as
stimulants, anti-glutamatergic agents, and
cognitive enhancers.
Future treatment approaches should target the
information-processing deficits that may under
lie compulsive hoarding, including deficits in
decision-making,
organization,
and
categorization, as well as poor insight and
motivation for treatment.

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