PSYC 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Mental Disorder, Cognitive Model, Etiology
16 Jul 2020
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With excessive acquisition- if difficulty discarding possessions is accompanied by excessive acquisition of items that aren"t needed or for which there is no available space. Idea that hoarding develops in response to deprivation has not been supported overall. Some evidence for high levels of trauma or stressful life events. Course of hd is typically chronic, with symptoms starting as early as adolescence but causing impairment later in life. Treatment is challenging: those that have ocd with the presence of hoarding is associated with higher dropout rates. Cbt, is generally thought of as the treatment of choice. Dsm-5 criteria: trichotillomania: recurrent pulling out of one"s hair, repeated attempts to decrease hair pulling, clinically significant distress or impairment in social life. May occur at any age with an average onset of 12. 9 years of age. Course is chronic, with waxing and waning symptom severity. Cbt thought of as treatment of choice.
