Sunday, October 18, 2009

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder


Hoarders, which comes on Saturdays at 4:00pm on A&E, is a television show that follows the lives of real people who suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and can't stop their compulsive hoarding. The show states that "hoarding is a mental disorder marked by an obsessive need to acquire and keep things, even if the items are worthless, hazardous, or unsanitary." The episode that aired on Saturday, September 21st, focused on 48 year old Patty Osbern from Kansas. Over the years, Patty's compulsive shopping led to her house becoming literally filled with debris. She and her family had to climb over mounds of clothes, toys, and other items to get to the bathroom, the kitchen, and even their own beds. Patty's children were removed from the home due to hazardous and unsanitary living conditions. Not only was the house filled with trash, but with mice and mouse droppings as well. Patty was ordered to work with a specialist in compulsive hoarding to clean the house in order to regain custody of her children. Patty admitted to leading a double life and stated that issues within her marriage brought her to her current point. Although Patty worked with a compulsive hoarding specialist, a psychologist, and a crew of cleaners, she was unable to part with most of her clutter. In the end her husband left her and moved into an apartment so he could regain custody of their children.


Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is discussed in Chapter 14 Psychological Disorders. According to the book, a psychological disorder is"any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress, causes them to harm others, or harms their ability to function in daily life." Patty certainly demonstrated many of these characteristics by harming her children in allowing them to live in an unsanitary home. The book describes OCD as a disorder in which "intruding, recurring thoughts or obsessions create anxiety that is relieved by performing a repetitive, ritualistic behavior." Patty's anxiety over her marital problems led to her compulsive shopping and to her obsessive hoarding. Scientists have found that biological factors can contribute to anxiety disorders and that they can be inherited.

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