Computer Addiction: E-mail, online shopping, pornography, foreign exchange, solitaire, online games, instant messaging

 

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Jeff Sandoz of the American Psychotherapy Assocation notes many addictions related to computer use, including obsessive online shopping, computer gaming, and searching for pornography (Sandoz 2002) . Even if computer addiction is itself not a phenomenon, computers are often used as a way of amplifying other addictions such as these.

The way that computer addiction has been defined on this website allows it to be more inclusive than other addictions. Whether or not individuals build a psychological dependency on computers, it is undeniable that students and skilled workers are incessantly required to spend hours in front of computer screens daily. The rest of this website focuses on the adverse effects of excessive computer use and offers a number of tips and resources to help alleviate these problems.

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