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Very Interesting!  :D

 

The article did quote a counter-opinion:

 

Alexander Blaszczynski, a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Sydney, Australia told Futurism he is concerned about “the absence of clear diagnostic criteria determining what constitutes a gaming disorder, and the validity of applying existing addiction criteria to a behavior.” 

 

He noted that there is a range of behaviors now being identified as addictions — everything from salsa dancing, to smartphones, to in vitro fertilization. “At what point does an activity transform from an entertainment to a disorder?” he said.

 

 

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There's no such thing that addiction to gaming, excessive gaming is either per choice or caused by extrinsic factors like family problems or social problems. 

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Very Interesting!  :D

 

The article did quote a counter-opinion:

 

Alexander Blaszczynski, a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Sydney, Australia told Futurism he is concerned about “the absence of clear diagnostic criteria determining what constitutes a gaming disorder, and the validity of applying existing addiction criteria to a behavior.” 

 

He noted that there is a range of behaviors now being identified as addictions — everything from salsa dancing, to smartphones, to in vitro fertilization. “At what point does an activity transform from an entertainment to a disorder?” he said.

 

And beyond that, one can consider that any repeated activity becomes an addiction. So everything can be considered as addictive as far as you do it several times.

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Ah this is so good, now i cant tell my boss, "im not going to work because i fell sick of playn last night!"  :P

 

Same for me ! Can't get to the office today cause it will imply working on a computer all day, which isn't good cause it feeds my need to frag people online ! :ph34r:

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