HLTHAGE 2L03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Internet Addiction Disorder, Problem Gambling, Dsm-5
6 Apr 2018
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2l03: o(cid:272)iet(cid:455) a(cid:374)d it"s addi(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s lecture 10: digital addictions. Is digital addiction a genuine problem or better understood as a sign of generational conflict: ca(cid:374) addi(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s (cid:271)e (cid:862)positi(cid:448)e? (cid:863) Case study: mobile phones: breadth of cell phone utility in modern life, social connection. Identity building: safety net, aid to o(cid:374)e"s life, entertainment, yet widespread social concerns have been prompted: use in dangerous circumstances, conversation disruption, public use, addiction, charlton & bates: phones have replaced cigarettes among young people. Developing digital addiction: 1998, kimberly young modifies questionnaire for gambling addiction to test for internet addiction, subsequent proliferation of studies, but field disorganized and conflicted. Is it internet addiction generally, or several addictions related to internet: bishop: internet simply an environment can one we addicted to the real world, holmes: many sex addicts buy magazines and videos. A(cid:396)e the(cid:455) (cid:862)(cid:373)agazi(cid:374)e addi(cid:272)ts? (cid:863: disorganization has meant that addiction estimatesspanfrom1%80%. Using different scales, different names for the disorder, etc.
