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Buried in treasures : help for compulsive acquiring, saving, and hoarding / David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, Gail Steketee.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, (c)2014.Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (viii, 206 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199329267
  • 9780199329274
  • 9780190601423
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • RC533 .B875 2014
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
What is hoarding? -- Do I have a problem with hoarding? -- Meet the bad guys -- Meet the good guys : strategies for beating hoarding -- How did this happen? -- Enhancing motivation -- Reducing acquiring -- Sorting/discarding : getting ready -- Sorting/discarding : let's go! -- Here come the bad guys : part 1, motivation and working time -- Here come the bad guys : part 2, taking on your brain -- Maintaining your success.
Subject: While most people find it relatively easy to manage their possessions, some find it extremely difficult. If you have a problem resisting the urge to acquire and you find your home cluttered and filled to capacity with items many people would find useless and unnecessary, you may suffer from a condition known as hoarding disorder. Hoarding is a behavioral problem consisting of clutter, difficulty discarding items, and excessive buying or acquiring. Hoarding is often associated with significant reduction in quality of life, and in extreme cases, it can pose serious health risks. If you or a love.
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Introduction -- What is hoarding? -- Do I have a problem with hoarding? -- Meet the bad guys -- Meet the good guys : strategies for beating hoarding -- How did this happen? -- Enhancing motivation -- Reducing acquiring -- Sorting/discarding : getting ready -- Sorting/discarding : let's go! -- Here come the bad guys : part 1, motivation and working time -- Here come the bad guys : part 2, taking on your brain -- Maintaining your success.

While most people find it relatively easy to manage their possessions, some find it extremely difficult. If you have a problem resisting the urge to acquire and you find your home cluttered and filled to capacity with items many people would find useless and unnecessary, you may suffer from a condition known as hoarding disorder. Hoarding is a behavioral problem consisting of clutter, difficulty discarding items, and excessive buying or acquiring. Hoarding is often associated with significant reduction in quality of life, and in extreme cases, it can pose serious health risks. If you or a love.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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