We all tend to fully submerse ourselves into those things we are passionate about. Sometimes this can include using language or jargon that is industry specific. Here is a little more information on terms you may here in organising circles and and allied industries!
Language (AKA jargon)
Complex & Chronic Disorganisation
Is where a person has a history of disorganisation where self-help in an attempt to change has failed. A decreased and diminished quality of life due to the repeated failed attempts to get organised, with the expectation of failure in the future.
Chronic disorganisation is likely to be complex whereas complex disorganisation is not always chronic, it can be situational.
Domestic Environmental Neglect
The failure to care for and protect one’s surroundings. It is a behaviour that some authors have described as one of the domains of self-neglect, alongside other behaviours that result in diminished self-care.
Severe domestic squalor is a description of living conditions, not of behaviour. Most people who live in very unclean homes have a mental disorder and many lack the capacity to appropriately look after themselves and their dwellings.
Hoarding
Some hoard possessions; a larger proportion of them accumulate waste and material that should be discarded.
Mental Health
Mental health, defined by the World Health Organisation, is “a state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”.
Mental Illness
Is a general term referring to a group of conditions, including but not limited to anxiety, depression, bipolar etc. These conditions can significantly affect how a person feels, thinks, behaves and interacts with others. One in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives. Around 450m people currently suffer from such conditions, placing mental disorders among the leading causes of ill-health & disability worldwide.
Psychosocial Influence
The psychosocial approach looks at the individuals in the context of both psychological and social factors that influence physical and mental wellness and ability to function.