A clinical psychologist thinks, "Game addiction disease " the concept that is a misdirect sex

The clinical psychologist Anthony Bean of American Texas thinks, "Game addiction disease " the concept that is sex of a misdirect, and the consequence that brings risk possibly. Some people try to include diagnosis and treatment brochure game addiction illness, but this kind of idea is not to be based on scientific research, stem from moral panic and political pressure however.

In a recent paper, bean with its 3 his psychologist oppugned the way that regards game addiction as disease. They express, current research still can't support " game addiction disease " view.

"According to different research, ' game addiction disease ' limits is OK include the game crowd of 0.8% , OK also include the game crowd of 50% . " Bean says to Polygon website. He thinks, this is not the evidence of new disease, however bad scientific research. Because the definition of game addiction is very broad very extensive, ambiguous, psychologist people whether to basically decide this hobby.

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"Our basically be anxious is, on this thing, we get logistic order turned over, " Bean says, "What is we do not know game addiction... psychological bound and medical bound the concept addiction -- narcotics addiction or other are similar phenomenon -- forced electronic game. Means of this kind of thinking is, ' the addiction that it is some kind of form, accordingly, the addiction of it and other type is same. ' but, this is not same a thing. This is not same a thing..

"You can use means of this kind of thinking to the football. Why don't we regard our as a kind of addiction disease? Where is the person that those like to go to the library reading? See wonderful part time when them, can put no less than book. You can force them to put down a book, but their thinking still stays on that book. Why is that the addiction of some kind of form? Why is that the addiction of some kind of form??

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Accordingly, game addiction should be not defined for a kind of disease. "Probably that individual very angst, " Bean says, "Probably the individual is very then depressive, regard a kind of countermove as electronic game. What we need to ask is, ' you whether go working? Whether be pay Zhang sheet? Whether do you remain constructive member of the society? ' "

"Current, ask these the question without the person. People returns the home, say to the child, ' day! You are right game addiction, put no less than game at all! When you play game, I do not want to be together with you. ' these words can let children feel depressive, let them feel him good for nothing... the heart that this harms them, hurt their pride. Hurt their pride..

Bean thinks, one of reasons that game addiction disease enters common view are, certain individual and machine conception want from which benefit. "We think, disease of electronic game addiction makes the attention range of psychology and cure academia, main reason is not is real scientific research reached clear conclusion, " the paper says, "Became the issue that the public pays close attention to because of game addiction however. That is to say, game addiction brings the experimental opportunity of capital support, professional domain likely, and the political effect that other addiction behavior cannot provide. And the political effect that other addiction behavior cannot provide..

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