Hoarding Tendencies
Dimension 77 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Hoarding Tendencies measures the extent to which expressions reflect acquiring and keeping possessions, difficulty discarding them, and clutter or disorganization that interferes with everyday use of space and belongings. It encompasses impulsive acquisition, attachment to possessions, accumulation, and problems caused by stored or misplaced things.
evidence final name · Functional Impulsivity
Absent Hoarding Tendencies
Expressions activating this band are largely unrelated to acquiring, saving, discarding, or clutter, and instead focus on miscellaneous everyday topics without a clear possessions-accumulation theme.
Mild Hoarding Tendencies
Expressions activating this band show early signs of acquisition or saving behavior, such as binge buying, shopping, or keeping possessions, but without clear evidence of persistent clutter or difficulty discarding.
Moderate Hoarding Tendencies
Expressions activating this band describe impulsive buying, keeping things for personal ownership, tolerance of clutter, and inconsistent planning or follow-through around possessions. Possessions begin to accumulate as a matter of preference or habit.
High Hoarding Tendencies
Expressions activating this band describe active accumulation, cluttered spaces, frequent misplacing of belongings, time spent searching for items, and difficulty organizing or getting rid of things. Possessions and clutter are presented as interfering with daily functioning.
Severe Hoarding Tendencies
Expressions activating this band describe entrenched hoarding marked by substantial accumulation, strong difficulty throwing possessions away, and removal or intervention because the volume of stored material has become extreme. The attachment to possessions is presented as hard to reverse and highly disruptive.
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Minimal Functional Impulsivity: Functional impulsivity is present at a low level. Expressions activating this band reflect early or diffuse functional impulsivity.
Emerging Functional Impulsivity: Functional impulsivity is experienced here as observable behavioral patterns associated with problematic or disordered functioning. Unlike the band below, where functional impulsivity was characterized by a general form, the proxy here has shifted in character. Expressions activating this band engage with functional impulsivity at a level associated with formal behavioral assessment.
Elevated Functional Impulsivity: Functional impulsivity is clearly present at this level. Unlike the band below, where functional impulsivity was characterized by the behavioral form, the proxy here has shifted in character. The facets that dominated at lower levels have receded. Expressions activating this band reflect functional impulsivity at this level of intensity.
Severe Functional Impulsivity: Functional impulsivity is clearly present at this level. Compared to the band below, functional impulsivity is more intense and concentrated but retains the same essential character. Expressions activating this band reflect functional impulsivity at this level of intensity.