Compulsive Hoarding is a mental disorder marked by an obsessive need to acquire and keep things‚ even if the items are worthless‚ hazardous‚ or unsanitary. This is the story of Augustine a 68 year old woman from Gretna‚ Louisiana. In the past two decades‚ Augustine has paid more than $30‚000 for city mandated cleanups. Augustine’s home is in violation of city code and her gamily fears the house will be condemned and she will have no place to go. According to hoarders expert‚ Augustine’s house
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Compulsive Hoarding Revealed Mikayla Casteel April 30‚ 2012 I. Definition A. Compulsive hoarding is a common and potentially disabling problem‚ characterized by the accumulation of excessive clutter‚ to the point that parts of one’s home can no longer be used for their intended purpose B. Compulsive hoarding could be a subtype of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ which is defined as an anxiety disorder characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead to repetitive
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Of all the major health risks and concerns during this current time‚ I believe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is among the worst. According to www.dictionary.com‚ a “concern” is something that engages a person’s immediate attention‚ interest‚ or care. The numbers‚ compulsions‚ and illusive prevention make obsessive-compulsive disorder a perfect fit as a major health concern. First‚ it is important to mention what obsessive-compulsive disorder is: an anxiety
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“A MINI PROJECT REPORT” OF PAPER-8 “Psychotherapy for Mental Disorders” ON TOPIC: OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER Submitted for the partial fulfilment of the Degree of Masters in Psychotherapy By: Ms. Roshni Sondhi Roll No.: IIH/048/PG/PTH/2009J Second Year THE GLOBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY NAGALAND TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page 1 Table of contents 2 Introduction 4 Features of obsessions and compulsions 5 The psychodynamic perspective 8 The behavioural
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Online Shopping In India! Are we ready for it yet? Online shopping has evolved in India after failure of tele-shopping (due to its limited market penetration) and now along with mall culture‚ online shopping is slowly getting acceptance from the Indian society. Let us look at the barriers of online shopping and how online shopping grew‚ thus making India ready for it. Barriers towards online shopping * Internet penetration is low in India‚ thus people were unaware of online shopping and were
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If you’re in the market for a new television‚ there’s two basic places to shop. Here’s a side-by-side comparison of online stores versus retail outlets. Online includes all transactions whether they’re from a retail store with an online store‚ manufacturer‚ or third party electronics outlet. WHO CAN BUY - HOW SOON DO YOU NEED IT Online: Most likely‚ you’ll need a credit card‚ Pay Pal account‚ checking account‚ or some sort of online financing option. You’ll have to wait for it to arrive through
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interested in individual buyers using business-to-consumer sites. We are also interested in examining shopping preferences based on various demographic categories that might exhibit distinct purchasing attitudes and behaviors for certain categories of products and services. We examine these behaviors in the context of both products and services. After a period of decline in recent months‚ online shopping is on the rise again. By some estimates‚ total U.S. spending on online sales increased to $5.7
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WHAT IS ONLINE SHOPPING? Online shopping (sometimes known as e-tail from "electronic retail" or e-shopping) is a form of electronic commercewhich allows consumers to directly buy goods or services from a seller over the Internet using a web browser. HISTORY English entrepreneur Michael Aldrich invented online shopping in 1979. His system connected a modified domestic TV to a real-time transaction processing computer via a domestic telephone line. his enabled ’closed’ corporate information systems
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ON ONLINE SHOPPING: IT’s CURRENT SCENARIO AND FUTURE PROSPECT IN INDIA BY :PUNEET BHARDWAJ CONTENTS SR.NO | Key Points | Page | 1 | Introduction to Online Shopping | 4-5 | 2 | What is B2B and B2C | 6-7 | 3 | How online shopping evolved in India | 7-8
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For my I-Search I have chosen to write about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I have been interested in the disorder ever since I came across a woman with OCD in goodwill while I was in St. Louis. I was with my cousin and sister at the time and we were relaxing in chairs near the bathroom while waiting for our parents to be done finding a brand new‚ old pair of jeans. While relaxing in the chairs‚ my cousin and I noticed a girl go into the bathroom‚ but not close the door all the way and then
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