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　　名詞解釋?zhuān)涸诓煌Ｌ碇眯聳|西的同時(shí)，人們還不舍得扔掉，他(她)們囤積的大量沒(méi)用的東西，有人甚至因此無(wú)法正常生活。心理學(xué)家說(shuō)，這其實(shí)是一種心理疾病，學(xué)名叫強(qiáng)迫性囤積癥，俗稱(chēng)“囤積狂”，從其詞源來(lái)看是指“無(wú)節(jié)制囤積的興趣”。你知道怎么用英語(yǔ)表達(dá)嗎?

　　Compulsive hoarding is a pattern of behavior that is characterized by the excessive acquisition of and unwillingness to discard large quantities of objects that cover the living areas of the home and cause significant distress or impairment.

　　Prevalence rates of compulsive hoarding have been estimated at 2-5% in adults, and is greater in older adults than younger groups, in men and women, and is inversely related to household income. Hoarding appears to be more common in people with psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety .

　　強(qiáng)迫囤積癥指過(guò)度大量收集物品且不愿意丟棄任何物品的行為，收集的這些物品會(huì)占去家中很多空間，從而給家人帶來(lái)不便、增加煩惱。

　　據(jù)估計(jì)，成年人當(dāng)中患強(qiáng)迫囤積癥的約占2-5%，其中，年長(zhǎng)者多于年輕人，男女皆有，而且此癥比例多與家庭收入成反比。囤積癥在患有心理疾病的人群中更常見(jiàn)，如，抑郁癥、焦慮癥等。

　　【講解】

　　文中的compulsive hoarding 可譯為“強(qiáng)迫囤積癥”，也可以表達(dá)為pathological collecting。psychological disorder 指的是“心理疾病或心理障礙”，同樣的，physiological disorder則可譯為“生理疾病或生理障礙”。