HLTHAGE 3N03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Stressor
24 Oct 2018
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Aka cognitions and beliefs that drive hoarding. Excessive emotional attachments to possessions (avoids focusing on negative emotions) Beliefs about financial insecurity (can sell possessions to make money in the future) Feeling comforted or safe when surrounded by possessions. Social losses (especially spouse, and especially if spouse ran the household/was the key. Moving to a new residence can often worsen hoarding, especially if it"s against their will decision maker) Have difficulty picking which items to bring with them/keep/throw away. The hoarder often doesn"t mention hoarding symptoms in check ups, psychiatric appointments, etc. , focus is more on medical/bodily declines. Often present with symptoms of other mental illnesses. Differentiate between ocd and hoarding (20% comorbidity, but have different treatments) Assess cognitive impairment (often trouble with decision making, executive functioning) Home visits are critical in diagnosis/understanding the severity. Understand what ptsd is from a clinical diagnosis standpoint. Describe the presentation of ptsd in older adults.
