On A&E’s popular television show, Hoarders, I evaluated the people that were starring in the particular episode called Sandi and Vivian. In this episode, Sandi is known around town as Mrs. Clause because of her extreme gift hoarding which is causing her to go bankrupt from buying so many gifts. On the other hand, Vivian is being threatened to loose custody of her grandchildren because of her hoarding addiction. After watching the opening of this television show, it really grasped my attention and made me curious to see why these people were hoarders, even when consequences were at stake. Sandi’s issues are due to her excessive hoarding and buying.
I would like everyone to know that our peer, Mike Ramunio, made an excellent point by noting in his initial response that deviant behavior does not generally involve only bad/negative concepts. I recall Clinard and Meier (2011) discussing that that deviance can include highly valued differences, as in the cases of the genius and the exceptional child (p. 6). Although being exceptionally smart is a positive thing, it can goes against the cultural norms, so one could argue that it could be considered deviant. I agree with you that hoarding is a psychological disorder and is an immense inconvenience to someone’s life.
When you have something that you treasure very much, you want it to stay forever. But, you cant always have nice things, can you. kinda like how Dally treasured Jonhnny in a way, that most could not see. ("Damn it, Johnny..." He begged, slamming one fist against the wall, hammering it to make it obey his will. "Oh, damn it, Johnny, don 't die, please don 't die..." He suddenly bolted through the door and down the hall, Hinton 127).
In today's society a lot of people invest so much on materials that they want, but aren't necessary. Once their belongings aren't deemed useful anymore they just throw it out. I found it
Being materialistic isn’t such a bad thing, but some people take it to the extreme by either wanting too many things or having less than enough to survive. In the book “Into the Wild” Chris McCandless does not feel that materialism is important. When Chris tries to be less materialistic he takes it to the extreme and tries to live off of the wilderness with only a 10 lb bag of rice and a .22 caliber rifle. In the book “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakaur, Chris McCandless is very anti-materialistic and gives away all of his things, proving that having a lot of possessions was not something he valued. Materialism is a big issue for Chris.
Pooh is infamous for stashing superfluous amounts of honey in his home in the Hundred Acre Wood. Honey constitutes the majority of his possessions- he has collected so much that his furniture is overrun with jars of it. On days when he is not stockpiling ridiculous amounts of honey, Pooh asserts that “A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside” (The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh). Through seemingly innocent words, Pooh insinuates that he has an uncontrollable desire for hoarding honey; further, because he is seldom observed without a friend, one can infer that he means that he always has gallons of honey stashed away in his home. Dante says that hoarders and wasters are bound for circle four in his vision of
I have to say I do have these pointless items. The reason for me having these items is because of the society it’s self. If you didn’t have these pointless items it would hurt your success in life drastically. It would make getting through life very difficult. I also agree on the point about the environment.
The Constitution’s Fundamental support The founding of the American government was a process that required years of discussion and revision in order to create a system that benefited the American people. One crucial step in achieving this was the ratification of the Constitution. This document divided the nation into two major parties, the Federalists and Antifederalists. In order to convince both the public and their counterparts of their side each party wrote a series of documents explaining their opinions, which would soon become an important fundamental component of the Constitution’s ratification.
In order to live a normal life, these people do have their rituals it is not always a bad thing, in reality it could actually help with safety issues. If there is someone who washes their hands continuously at least you know they are clean and less likely to get sick. OCD does also includes obsessions over sexual or violent thoughts, even if that person does not mean to have those thoughts. “But people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) feel the need to check things repeatedly, or have certain thoughts or perform routines and rituals over and over.” (National Institute of Mental Health)
Introduction Finders keepers, losers weepers is a childhood adage that means whatever is found on the school playground can be kept but there is no principle of law that supports an individual is entitled to keep something he finds, while the original owner bears the loss. The premise when something is lost by one individual and found by another has been expressed in various ways over the centuries.
Hoarders feel the need to have as much as they can and have trouble throwing out those possessions. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders explains that hoarding is the struggle of parting with or doing away with their possessions, regardless of what they are worth (DSM-5). An individual with hoarding has a persistent inability to part with belongings (Kalb ). Having their belongings lets them have a sense of control over
Name: Abdelrahman Mohamed Topic : OCD Title: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Thesis: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are common types of mental health conditions,and according to the National Institute of Mental Health, at least 18% of adults in America have some type of anxiety disorder.(NIMH, 2009). I. Introduction A.
Many people also, want more and more things that they do not need. Also, they might feel like they need the upgraded phone, laptops, ipads etc., when they actually do not realize that they have a lot of things and there’s others that are desperate for food or things they actually need in order to survive. Another thing is that, people may think that they never have enough things to satisfy themselves. There’s kids and parents that would do anything to satisfy themselves, when it comes to food. Therefore, not everyone appreciates what they have, when others will.
The film that this student chose to watch is Matchstick Men. Roy Waller, a middle aged Caucasian male, is the main character of the movie. Roy displays symptoms consistent with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, which is defined in the DSM-5 as the “presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both” (Desk Reference, 2013). This paper will discuss treatment options for Roy and how his strengths and resources can be utilized to help him manage this disorder. The paper will further discuss possible barriers for treatment, such as personal bias, agency policies, and government legislation.
Freud, Kant and Nostalgia Sigmund Freud never directly tackled the concept of collecting in his psychology but just before he was forced to leave Vienna for London, the photographer ‘Edmund Engelmann’ photographed his 2,000 objects that Freud had kept over the previous 40 years after his father had passed away. These photographs provided a record that served as a replicate to the desk full of specimens that had always dominated Freud’s room in England. He proposed a more pragmatic account for his notion towards collecting while he did reveal occasional hints for his passion towards objects. “The psychoanalyst, like the archeologist, must uncover layer after layer of the patient's psyche, before coming to the deepest most valuable treasures.”
