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Select a non-drug-related compulsive behavior that interests you.
-Discuss the possible causes for this compulsive behavior.
-Describe at least one model and approach to treating this addictive behavior.
-Describe a screening and assessment tool you would use for this disorder.

A short answer in 300 words.

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Welcome kindly to BM! Please rate 5/5 for my 300 words of brainstorming ideas and reference to jump start your exploration. Your business is valuable to me! Thank you so much for using BrainMass.com!

As you search for a non-drug-related compulsive behavior that interests you, I am intrigued by the issue of compulsive hoarding. One article clearly defines and characterizes it:

When keeping stuff gets out of hand. (2011). Harvard Women's Health Watch, 19(3), 4.

It is seen as a problem "of acquiring and compiling objects in large quantities, making the normal use of home impossible or dangerous." Symptoms include strong urges to save things, "and feeling ...

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