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Biological vulnerability <br />

• Gene8cs <br />

– Family history of hoarding <br />

– Linkage studies <br />

– Twin study <br />

• Neural mechanisms <br />

– FMRI studies <br />

– PET studies <br />

– Brain damage studies <br />

• Evolu8onary biology <br />

– Hoarding by animals <br />

– Nes8ng behavior <br />

Psychological Vulnerabili8es <br />

• Core Beliefs <br />

– Low self-­‐worth <br />

– Helplessness <br />

• Depressed Mood <br />

• Mental Health <strong>and</strong> Health Co-­‐morbidity <br />

• Early history of loss or trauma8c events <br />

Informa8on Processing Deficits <br />

Emo8onal AVachments <strong>and</strong> Beliefs <br />

• AVen8on <br />

• Percep8on <br />

• Categoriza8on <br />

• Associa8on <br />

• Memory <br />

• Complex Thinking <br />

Decision-­‐making Difficul8es <br />

• Beauty/aesthe8cs <br />

• Memory <br />

• U8lity/opportunity <br />

• Sen8mental <br />

• Comfort <br />

• Uniqueness <br />

• Iden8ty/poten8al <br />

iden8ty <br />

• Control <br />

• Mistakes <br />

• Responsibility/ waste <br />

• Completeness <br />

• Safety <br />

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