Overcoming Internet Addiction For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119711872 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 352 str.

David N. Greenfield

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Up to Speed on Addiction Basics 7Chapter 1: Defining and Overcoming Internet Addiction in a Nutshell 9Chapter 2: Studying the Biology of Addiction 27Chapter 3: Understanding Why Kids Are So Susceptible to Internet Addiction 43Chapter 4: Discovering What Makes the Internet and Smartphones So Addictive 57Part 2: Breaking Down Addictive Technologies 71Chapter 5: Examining the Addictive Nature of Social Media 73Chapter 6: The Endless Stream: Binge Watching TV and Online Entertainment 85Chapter 7: Exploring Video Games and Video Game Addiction 95Chapter 8: The Risks of Online Shopping, Gambling, and Stock Trading 113Chapter 9: Combining Addictions: The Power of Porn and the Internet 125Part 3: Diagnosing and Treating Internet Addiction 145Chapter 10: Identifying the Signs and Symptoms of Internet Addiction or Overuse 147Chapter 11: Taking a Self-Assessment 177Chapter 12: Adopting Self-Help Strategies 199Chapter 13: Exploring and Evaluating Treatment Options 223Part 4: Living a Balanced Life with Internet Use in Its Proper Place 249Chapter 14: Solutions for Real-Time Living 251Chapter 15: Parenting in the Screen Age 265Chapter 16: The Future of Internet and Screen Addiction 279Part 5: The Part of Tens 291Chapter 17: Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Your Internet Use 293Chapter 18: (Nearly) Ten Ways to Help Your Loved One with an Internet Addiction 301Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Overcoming Internet Addiction and Screen Overuse 309Index 317

O autorze

David N. Greenfield, PhD, MS, is the Founder and Clinical Director of The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction and former Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and Consulting Medical Director at Lifeskills South Florida. He is a leading authority on behavioral and process addiction, Internet and screen behavior, and the treatment of Internet and video game addiction, and is author of Virtual Addiction.