Virtual Addiction: Help for Netheads, Cyber Freaks and Those Who Love Them - Softcover

Greenfield, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572241721 ISBN 13: 9781572241725

Verlag: New Harbinger Publications, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

Not everyone agrees that compulsive computer use is a full-fledged addiction. In this text, Dr Greenfield explains the nature of Internet addiction, lists the 12 warning signs of Internet abuse and suggests steps that addicts can take to change their relationship with their computer.

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Reseña del editor

Identifies the twelve warning signs for cyber-space compulsion and counsels both addicts and their loved ones on how to break the Internet's hypnotic hold.

Reseña del editor

This book is for those net browsers who spend hours and hours on the Web, in chat rooms, playing games, and viewing endless hours of streaming video footage. For some, their compulsive behavior in cyberspace escalates to cause them problems at work or school or leads them to neglect their real relationships. The book explains the nature of Internet addiction, with special attention to new forms of relationships that have appeared on the net. It lists the twelve warning signs of Internet abuse and suggests a variety of concrete steps that addicts can take to change their relationship with their computers.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: New Harbinger Publications
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1572241721
• ISBN 13: 9781572241725
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 168
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar