The readings for this week have made me reflect a lot on the lens through which I view so called \u201cwaste\u201d and the societal forces that shape these impressions that I have. One of the main things that has stuck with me from the readings on \u2018hoarding\u2019 was how loosely defined it was, while also being classified as a \u201cdisorder\u201d. Even in the DSM, regardless of the manual\u2019s well established scientific standing, \u2018hoarding disorder\u2019 is defined very nebulously. It describes the \u2018disorder\u2019 primarily in the terms of what it is not and in very subjective terminology. It is explicitly stated multiple times that \u2018hoarding disorder\u2019 can only be a diagnosis once other possible causes of this behavior, such as OCD, brain injury, or major depressive disorder, are ruled out. While I do not deny that cases such as the Collyer brothers are very extreme and likey deserve some kind of label, my issue lies in how these labels are determined. As we discussed in class, a key term relating to this diagnosis is \u201cvalue\u201d. Value has many different meanings and while monetary value is the most common, individuals can also value items for their uses, sentimentality, or even aestetic properties. Who can say what items have value to another person? And even further, who determines when a collection exceeds its bounds and \u201cclutter[s] active living areas\u201d? I would argue that my sports jersey collection that I refuse to get rid of clutters my closet and impedes its function. Where is the line drawn? Many people are framed as mentally ill, or \u2018disordered\u2019, simply for not fitting the societal definition of what is an appriate amount of possesions to have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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