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Addicted to video games / Bradley Steffens.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steffens, Bradley, author.
- Series:
- Addicted (ReferencePoint Press)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Video game addiction--Juvenile literature.
- Video game addiction.
- Video games--Juvenile literature.
- Video games.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (80 pages) : color illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- San Deigo, California : ReferencePoint Press, Incorporated, [2020]
- Summary:
- "The addiction to video games is one of the newest addictions known to medicine. WHO estimates that 3 to 4 percent of gamers world wide are addicted. That means 77 million people are addicted to video games around the world. At least 5 million are addicted in the United States. Video game addiction is so new that scientists have only begun to look into its causes and its impact on brain functioning, physical health, and social functioning. More research is underway"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The newest addiction
- Ch. 1. What is video game addiction?
- Ch. 2. Why are video games so addictive?
- Ch. 3. How do people become addicted to video games?
- Ch. 4. How does video game addiction affect people's lives?
- Ch. 5. Overcoming a video game addiction.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781682825761
- 1682825760
- OCLC:
- 1113905491
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