Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Hoard

   /hôrd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded: "he came back to rescue his little hoard of gold"
   • ▪ an ancient store of coins or other valuable artifacts: "a hoard of Romano-British bronzes"
   • ▪ an amassed store of useful information or facts, retained for future use: "a hoard of secret information about his work"

   verb

   • 1. amass (money or valued objects) and hide or store away: "thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive collector"
   • ▪ reserve in the mind for future use: "he hoarded the memory in his heart"

   Word Origin Old Englishhord (noun), hordian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German Hort (noun), horten (verb).

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • D

     2

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less

2. www.betterhelp.com › mental-health › disordersHoarding Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, And Treatments | BetterHelp

   www.betterhelp.com › mental-health › disorders

   • Cached

   Jun 20, 2024 · Overview. Hoarding disorder (HD) typically leads an individual to be compelled to obsessively acquire items, developing such an attachment to their belongings that it creates mental and emotional distress for themselves and for those around them.

3. People also ask

   What does hoarding mean?

   • Hoarders use sinks, beds, hallways, stairs, desks, countertops, ovens, cabinets, and stoves to store items that most people would view as worthless. (Get the definition of hoarding) Although hoarding signs and symptoms are astonishingly clear, you may ask yourself, "Why do people hoard? What is the psychology of hoarding ?"

   Hoarding Symptoms: Signs of Hoarders | HealthyPlace

   www.healthyplace.com/ocd-related-disorders/hoarding-disorder/hoarding-symptoms-signs-of-hoarders

   See all results for this question

   What is a hoarding disorder?

   • Hoarding is different from cluttering and collecting. Hoarders will save random items from their daily lives and store them haphazardly. Throwing things away, selling, giving away, or even recycling is very difficult for people who hoard. With a hoarding disorder their collections will interfere with life. Some symptoms and behaviors to watch for:

   Understanding Hoarding and the Elderly - SageMinder

   sageminder.com/SeniorHealth/Issues/Hoarding.aspx

   See all results for this question

   What does it mean to hoard food?

   • For adults or children with access to money, it can mean going out and buying large quantities of food and sometimes stashing it in hiding places as well, Daigle said. What’s so bad about hoarding food?

   Food hoarding is a problem. Here is what you need to know

   www.cnn.com/2024/06/21/health/food-hoarding-wellness/index.html

   See all results for this question

   Why is hoarding a problem?

   • People who engage in excessive or extreme hoarding save items regardless of worth and have persistent difficulty parting with them. This can cause immense amounts of clutter that takes up usable living spaces and gets in the way of everyday life.

   What Is Hoarding? Definition of Hoarding | HealthyPlace

   www.healthyplace.com/ocd-related-disorders/hoarding-disorder/what-is-hoarding-definition-of-hoarding

   See all results for this question

4. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogAttachment Styles and Our Material Possessions

   www.psychologytoday.com › us › blog

   • Cached

   Jun 23, 2024 · Hoarding disorder is a complex psychological condition characterized by persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value (DSM5-TR). This condition...

5. Videos

   • 

     7:56

     youtube.com

     Breaking down the psychology behind hoarding

     Sep 8, 2022

     37.6K Views

   • 

     5:55

     youtube.com

     How to Tell Hoarding Disorder from Messiness

     Apr 1, 2019

     94.1K Views

   • 

     1:29

     youtube.com

     Hoarding disorder – what’s the psychology behind it?

     May 7, 2019

     67.3K Views

   View all

6. www.apartmenttherapy.com › hoarding-impacts-37404802My Dad's Hoarding Tendencies Changed My Outlook on My Stuff ...

   www.apartmenttherapy.com › hoarding-impacts-37404802

   • Cached

   Jun 20, 2024 · According to the National Institute of Health, hoarding is a mental health disorder that’s defined as a “pattern of persistent difficulties with discarding personal possessions, even those with no clear value, because of strong desires to save along with distress or indecision about what to discard.”.

7. www.cnn.com › 2024/06/21 › healthFood hoarding is a problem. Here is what you need to know

   www.cnn.com › 2024/06/21 › health

   • Cached

   Jun 21, 2024 · Food hoarding can mean overstocking food or having a hard time getting rid of it after it has gone bad, experts say. FilippoBacci/E+/Getty Images. CNN — Having grown up with food insecurity,...

8. sageminder.com › SeniorHealth › IssuesUnderstanding Hoarding and the Elderly - SageMinder

   sageminder.com › SeniorHealth › Issues

   • Cached

   2 days ago · How do you tell if someone is becoming a hoarder? Hoarding is different from cluttering and collecting. Hoarders will save random items from their daily lives and store them haphazardly. Throwing things away, selling, giving away, or even recycling is very difficult for people who hoard.

9. www.healthyplace.com › ocd-related-disordersWhat Is Hoarding? Definition of Hoarding | HealthyPlace

   www.healthyplace.com › ocd-related-disorders

   • Cached

   3 days ago · People who exhibit hoarding signs, symptoms and behaviors, collect just about everything and they don't organize the items into separate categories, containers, or display cases. They pile them up in hallways (often up to the ceiling), on dining tables, coffee tables, and in the center of floors.

10. www.healthyplace.com › ocd-related-disordersHoarding Symptoms: Signs of Hoarders | HealthyPlace

    www.healthyplace.com › ocd-related-disorders

    • Cached

    3 days ago · Detailed information on hoarders and hoarding symptoms as well as signs of hoarding and what people typically hoard.