The Association between Age and Experienced Emotions in Hoarding Disorder.

Objectives: Hoarding disorder (HD) is conceptualized as a fear-based disorder and exposure to sorting/discarding possessions is a core part of treatment. However, there has been no investigation of age-related differences in emotional reaction to sorting. The objective of this study was to explore t...

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Publicado en:Clinical Gerontologist Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 562 - 567
Autores principales: Dozier, Mary E., Wetherell, Julie Loebach, Amir, Nader, Weersing, V. Robin, Taylor, Charles T., Ayers, Catherine R.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Oct-Dec2021
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          Dozier, Mary E.
          Wetherell, Julie Loebach
          Amir, Nader
          Weersing, V. Robin
          Taylor, Charles T.
          Ayers, Catherine R.
        affil: Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA
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          Aging
          Affect
          Obsessive Hoarding
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Human
          Female
          Male
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Psychological Distress
          Emotions
          Age Factors
          Fear
          Anxiety
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Female
          Male
      ab: Objectives: Hoarding disorder (HD) is conceptualized as a fear-based disorder and exposure to sorting/discarding possessions is a core part of treatment. However, there has been no investigation of age-related differences in emotional reaction to sorting. The objective of this study was to explore the association between age and affective response during a sorting task. Methods: Forty-nine adults with HD completed a standardized sorting task. Participants reported their current emotion before and after the sorting task and reported their subjective distress throughout the task. Results: Older participants reported significantly lower distress ratings. Only 43% of participants reported fear prior to the task and 22% reported fear after the task. The probability of reporting fear before and after the task decreased significantly with age. Conclusions: Fear may not be the emotion experienced when discarding items, particularly for older adults with HD. Future work should focus on mechanisms of action in HD treatment. Clinical Implications: Clinicians should not assume fear or anxiety to be the primary emotional response in older adults with HD when engaged in an exposure to sorting/discarding. Older hoarding patients with a more fear-oriented aversion to sorting possessions may require a treatment emphasis on increasing the percentage of items discarded.
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