Do you find it increasingly difficult to throw away or part with possessions? Do you experience distress at thethought of getting rid of them, and thus end up gathering a huge number of items, regardless of their actual value?If so, chances are you suffer from hoarding disorder.       Hoarding disorder is different from collecting. People who have collections, such as stamps or model cars,carefully search out specific items, organize them and display their collections. Collections can be large, but theyaren't usually cluttered. Also, they don't cause the distress and problems functioning that are part of hoardingdisorder. By contrast, hoarding often creates extremely cramped living conditions with only narrow pathwayswinding through stacks of clutter. Countertops, sinks, stoves, desks, and all other surfaces are usually piled withstuff. You may not be able to use some areas for their intended purpose. For example, you may not be able to cookin the kitchen. When there's no more room inside your home, the clutter may spread to the garage, vehicles, yardand other storage areas.       Hoarding ranges from mild to severe. In some cases, hoarding may not have much impact on your life, whilein other cases it seriously affects your daily functioning. The first symptoms of hoarding disorder often appearduring the teenage to early adult years. You may get and save too many items, gradually build up clutter in livingspaces, and have difficulty getting rid of things. As you grow older, you may continue getting and holding ontothings that you may never use and don't have space for. By middle age, the clutter can become overwhelming assymptoms become more severe and increasingly difficult to treat.       It's not clear what causes hoarding disorder. Genetics, brain function and stressful life events are being studiedas possible causes. Here are some risk factors in hoarding disorder: Personality. Many people who have hoarding disorder have a behavior style that includes trouble making decisionsand problems with attention, organization and problem-solving.Family history. There is a strong association between having a family member who has hoarding disorder andhaving the disorder yourself.Stressful life events. Some people develop hoarding disorder after experiencing a stressful life event that they haddifficulty coping with, such as the death of a loved one, divorce or losing possessions in a fire.       If you or a loved one has symptoms of hoarding disorder, talk with a health care provider or a mental healthprovider with expertise in diagnosing and treating hoarding disorder as soon as possible. Some communities haveagencies that help with hoarding problems. Check with the local or county government for resources in your area.As hard as it might be, if your loved one's hoarding disorder threatens health or safety, you may need to contactlocal authorities, such as police, fire, public health, child or elder protective services, or animal welfare agencies.       Because little is understood about what causes hoarding disorder, there's no known way to prevent it. However,________. This is especially important because by the time clutter becomes a noticeable problem, hoarding likelyhas been going on for a while.
【題組】6. Which of the following is the word cramped closest in meaning to?
(A) Small.
(B) Weak.
(C)Untidy.
(D) Crowded.