Intro to Psychopathology Written Research Paper

Create a research paper about the causes psychologists have found for “hoarding disorder”

Length:

Papers should be between 12 pages in length (double spaced, not including a reference page).

Paper Criteria (ALL MUST BE MET NO EXCEPTIONS):

(1) A reference list is required for a non-zero paper grade. Even if you are using internet sources, provide the WWW addresses.

(2) Non open-internet reference sources are preferred

(3) Dont forget to put quotation marks around quotes and provide the reference so I know exactly what source you got the quote from.

(4) Follow APA 7th edition protocols

(5) Make sure writing is academic yet simple enough to follow.

(6) purpose of paper should be clearly stated early in the paper

(7) paper content should be efficient

(8) paper organization and overall clarity is mandatory (i.e., readability, grammar, spelling)

(9) quality of thought as evidenced by the paper should also be present (paper has several well researched sections that accomplish well the main goals/purpose of the paper).

(10) DOESN”T look like it was thrown together at last minute (with a lot of paraphrasing).

(11) quality of 6 utilized reference sources

(12) Dont forget to put quotation marks around quotes and provide the reference so I

know exactly what source you got the quote from.

(13) Make sure paper is 100% AI and Plagarism free!

(14): Utilize the main work (Make Sure You Put In The Right Page Number and Year When Doing In-Text Citations):

https://studylib.net/doc/27739481/abnormal-psychology–clinical-perspectives-on-psychologic…

(15) Pick only 5 out of the 14 sources available and appropriate for the paper (If links don’t work, try looking up same source somewhere else):

Boumparis, N., Haug, S., Abend, S., Billieux, J., Riper, H., & Schaub, M. P. (2022). Internet-based interventions for behavioral addictions: A systematic review. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 11(3), 620-642. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2022.00054

Burgess, A., Frost, R. O., Marani, C., & Gabrielson, I. (2018). Imperfection, indecision, and hoarding. Current Psychology, 37(2), 445+.

d’Angelo, D., Ciani, F., Zaccherini, A., Tafuri, S., Avallone, L., d’Ingeo, S., & Quaranta, A. (2020). Human-Animal relationship dysfunction: A case study of animal hoarding in italy. Animals (2076-2615), 10(9), 1501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10091501

Haighton, C., Caiazza, R., & Neave, N. (2023). “In an ideal world that would be a multiagency service because you need everybody’s expertise.” managing hoarding disorder: A qualitative investigation of existing procedures and practices. PLoS ONE, 18(3), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282365

Holden, K., Kellett, S., Davies, J., & Scott, S. (2019). The experience of working with people that hoard: A q-sort exploration. Journal of Mental Health, 28(1), 97-103. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2016.1167851

Kaminskiy, E., Staras, C., Brown, S., & Morein-Zamir, S. (2025). “Falling between the cracks”: Investigating the competing challenges experienced by professionals working with people who hoard. PLoS ONE, 20(5), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323389

Mathew, R. (2020). Psychological correlates of a pandemic (COVID-19). IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review, 8(4-6), 175-178.

McCabe-Bennett, H., Kandasamy, K., Carney, A. E., Lachman, R., Girard, T. A., & Antony, M. M. (2025). Investigating the neuropsychological features of hoarding disorder using a novel virtual reality paradigm. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 30(2), 104-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546805.2025.2502618

Norberg, M. M., Meares, S., Stevenson, R. J., Tame, J., Wong, G., Aldrich, P., & Olivier, J. (2023). Attention, response inhibition, and hoarding: A neuropsychological examination. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 12(3), 827-839. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2023.00053

Nutley, S. K., Read, M., Martinez, S., Eichenbaum, J., Nosheny, R. L., Weiner, M., Mackin, R. S., & Mathews, C. A. (2022). Hoarding symptoms are associated with higher rates of disability than other medical and psychiatric disorders across multiple domains of functioning. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1).

Pardini, S., Olivetto, S., Martinelli, M., & Novara, C. (2025). Non-immersive virtual environments for the treatment of hoarding disorder: A preliminary randomized controlled trial based on a non-clinical sample. BMC Psychology, 13(1).

Tsuchiyagaito, A., Horiuchi, S., Igarashi, T., Kawanori, Y., Hirano, Y., Yabe, H., & Nakagawa, A. (2017). Factor structure, reliability, and validity of the japanese version of the hoarding rating scale-self-report (HRS-SR-J). Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 13, 1235+.

Wu, D., Zhao, Y. C., Wang, X., Song, S., & Lian, J. (2024). Digital hoarding in everyday hedonic social media use: The roles of fear of missing out (FoMO) and social media affordances. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 40(18), 5399-5414. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2023.2233139

Zhu, X., & Geng, Y. (2023). Childhood environment, sense of control and hoarding among chinese college students. Current Psychology, 42(3), 2128+.