Psychology Update — Just How Bad Is “Gaming Addiction”?

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TITLE Just How Bad Is “Gaming Addiction”? With recent global recognition, what do we really know about gaming addiction?   DESCRIPTION Is gaming necessarily bad?  Of course not!  “For vulnerable individuals, (such as those with a genetic predisposition, co-occurring mental illness, history of trauma, or early exposure to gaming), the rewarding nature of gaming can… Read more »

Psychology Update — THE PAIN BRAIN — ARTICLES ABOUT PAIN

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This week’s Psychology Update along with the Psychology Website of the Week and Psychology Resource Ted Talk of the Week focuses on the mysterious distressing problem of pain and pain management.   These articles can be used in conjunction with the chapters on Nervous System, Positive and Health Psychology, and Psychotherapy. One of the articles… Read more »

Psychology Update — TEDMED – Talk Details – Why do our brains get addicted?

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TITLE TEDMED – Talk Details – Why do our brains get addicted?   DESCRIPTION From the TedMed Talk Site This includes a 16 minute Ted Talk by Dr. Volkow. “Neuroscientist Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the NIH, will apply a lens of addiction to the obesity epidemic. “We already… Read more »

Psychology Website of the Week — Psychology Today: Addiction

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PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE Psychology Today:  Addiction URL https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/addiction       DESCRIPTION This Psychology Today website can be used a both an in class teaching resource and a valid informational repository for students.  Topics covered include: What Is Addiction? Symptoms Causes Treatment Relapse Compulsive and Addictive Behaviors Drug Trends Recent posts on… Read more »