Randy Frost and Gail Steketee

Randy Frost and Gail Steketee

Hoarding is the act of engaging in excessive acquisition of items that are not needed or for which no space is available.

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This dependence on the visual connection with objects is a common trait among hoarders.
Making decisions about whether to keep and how to organize objects requires categorization skills, confidence in one's ability to remember, and sustained attention. To maintain order, one also needs the ability to efficiently assess the value or utility of an object.