I actually had an ex boyfriend that would call off work to play games all day long. It is amazing how a virtual world becomes so real that he would have dreams at night in regards to the game.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has not mentioned that video game addiction is a mental disorder, yet. I found this information about video game addictions on this website (www.myaddiction.com). Since there are few options about gaming addictions, they tend to use the 12-Step (as in Alcohol Anonymous) to combat the addictions.
I am certain we will see virtual addictions in the near future in the psychology books. The Internet has become so prevalent, that addiction has already encompassed the generation.
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I actually had an ex boyfriend that would call off work to play games all day long. It is amazing how a virtual world becomes so real that he would have dreams at night in regards to the game.
CBS News just ran a story on computer gaming addictions that that can be found here http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/03/health/webmd/main1773956.shtml.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has not mentioned that video game addiction is a mental disorder, yet. I found this information about video game addictions on this website (www.myaddiction.com). Since there are few options about gaming addictions, they tend to use the 12-Step (as in Alcohol Anonymous) to combat the addictions.
I am certain we will see virtual addictions in the near future in the psychology books. The Internet has become so prevalent, that addiction has already encompassed the generation.
October 18, 2008 - 2:31pmThis Comment
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