Publication (142 pages).

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information presented to
makean informed decision
about the behaviour, and so
people follow social cues.
When these cues are self-imposed
they become harmful
to the health and happiness of
other people. Self-regulation
of hoarding behaviours may
create emotional distress for
people who have non-severe
hoarding behaviours, and may
cause distancing from family
and friends. The availability
of unregulated self-help books
on hoarding draws attention
to the variety of claims available
and the ways in which
they are easily legitimated.The
various formats that claimants
use to disseminate ideologies
about moralityaffect its
impact on society. The availability
of media and its representations
of hoarding are
detrimental to society in that
they portray severe cases while
emitting the idea that hoarders
require assistance whether
they want or require it or not.
The occupation of ‘profes-