trying to figure out a psychological term

[DrumminBoy]

I need to know the psychological name for someone who is a "pack rat" or never throws anything away at all. I've seen shows on tv about it that show these people living in their trash and waste, but i cant remember what the disorder is called. Any psychologists around here?

 

[BD2003]

Obsessive-Compulsive?

 

[amnesiac]

Sounds like a feature of OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) to me. I'll do some research to see if there's a specific name for this subset of behavior.

 

[BD2003]

<H2>Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder </H2>
An obsessive-compulsive personality has a preoccupation with orderliness, perfection, as well as mental and interpersonal control. However this usually comes at the cost of flexibility, efficiancy, and openness. Four of the following are used to determine if someone has this disorder: miserly attitude- wants to save money for a future disaster, very rigid and stubborn, doesn't like to delegate unless the person will do it exactly the way the sufferer would, pack rat-unable to discard things, preoccupied with details, perfectionism interferes with ability to finish tasks, escessively devoted to work, and inflexible in matters of moarlity, ethics, or values.

 

[amnesiac]

There's a habit that is referred to as "cluttering" or "hoarding" - seems to be linked to OCD as well.
link

 

[DrumminBoy]

I was thinking it was part of OCD, but i dont know specifically what it is