accumulation behavior
[əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən bɪˈheɪvjər]
nounpl: accumulation behaviors
comportamento de acumulação
1. The tendency or habit of collecting and keeping items, often excessively, without discarding them
His accumulation behavior led to a cluttered apartment filled with newspapers and magazines from decades past.
Seu comportamento de acumulação resultou em um apartamento abarrotado de jornais e revistas de décadas atrás.
2. In psychology and psychiatry, a symptom or compulsion characterized by excessive collecting or hoarding of possessions
The therapist identified accumulation behavior as a coping mechanism for anxiety.
A terapeuta identificou o comportamento de acumulação como um mecanismo de defesa para a ansiedade.
3. In ethology, the natural instinct of animals to gather and store resources for survival
Squirrels display accumulation behavior by collecting and burying acorns for winter.
Os esquilos exibem comportamento de acumulação ao coletar e enterrar bolotas para o inverno.
In both Brazilian and American contexts, accumulation behavior is increasingly recognized in mental health discussions. In Brazil, it may be less formally discussed than in the USA, where hoarding has gained significant clinical and media attention. The term is particularly relevant in contemporary consumer cultures where excess acquisition is common, but pathological accumulation is being more carefully distinguished from normal collecting habits.
NYC Slang
pack-rat syndrome, packrat tendencies
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