The Critically Acclaimed, Emmy-Nominated Show "Hoarders" Features Original Stories of People

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The critically acclaimed, Emmy-nominated show "Hoarders" features original stories of people whose need to keep things overwhelms theirs lives. Hank hates that his home is stuffed to the ceiling but his need to hoard objects overwhelms him and he is overcome by dread if he tries to throw things away. The criteria that govern decisions about abnormality are applicable in this case because

• A) Hank's behaviour deviates from the norm and is distressing for him.
• B) Hank's behaviour has drawn the attention of other people.
• C) hoarding behaviour is normal through adolescence but should disappear by the time the person is in his early-to mid-twenties.
• D) the fact that Hank's home has such huge piles of junk in each room makes it a health and fire hazard to live there.

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