Do you think an addiction to video games can be a true addiction even if it isn’t officially classified as a mental disorder? If the signs of an addiction are there, does it make it a true addiction? If video games don’t count as an addiction because it isn’t truly classified, is something like a shopping addiction real? Does an addiction have to be classified by professionals to become a true addiction?
Do you think family life has an impact on whether or not a child becomes addicted to video games? Does a past family history with addictions better the chances of a child becoming addicted? Is a poor family life a recipe for all addictions in general? Is a video game addiction a gateway addiction to more harmful things in the future?
I do not think that it has to be officially classified to be an addiction. When it gets to the point that you give up doing daily tasks such as eating and showering to play video games, then you are addicted in my mind. Playing video games for an extensive amount of time is not healthy. When kids get to the point where video games affect their performance in school and cause them to give up hanging out with friends, they need help. I think that parents should carefully limit the amount of time their children can play each day. If the number of people who play video games continues to grow, it will eventually have a big impact on society. America as a whole, in my opinion, will get lazier if gaming doesn't slow down.
ReplyDeleteI believe that it is possible to have an addiction to video games; I have seen certain video games just take over people’s lives. It go to the point was it was affecting them academically and socially. I feel that once it starts to affect your ability to live a normal life then it has a potential to considered an addiction. I do not think that an addiction has to be classified in order to be an addiction because it is so hard to define an addiction; there are so many different aspect of each individual case.
ReplyDeleteIn this era the youth are constantly connected to each other through one social median or another. It is not always a problem but it becomes a problem when kids cannot handle themselves and then it becomes a habit.
Family life has a huge impact on whether or not a child gets addicted to video games. If a family provides an atmosphere that allows to a child to get enjoyment out of life then I feel they are less likely to play long hours of videos to fill that void in their life. As the saying goes, like father like son. I believe addiction can be hereditary and if a parent is prone to addiction then an addiction does not seem as big of a problem. Though I doubt that video addiction can lead to anything worse other than bad eating habits and a lack of exercise.
I don’t think like to play video game is a kind of addiction. Since most of American teenagers like to play video games, can we say that they are all addicted to video game? Of course not. Actually, the addict to video game is depended on individuals’ character. Some of those teenagers don’t like to play with others. Because of this reason, they spend nearly all their leisure time to play videos. However, others teenagers who also like to play video games are not. If they want to study or go out to play with their friends, the video game is just a method for relax for them, which means that it is impossible for them to addict to play video games. From my point of view, the shopping addiction is same as video games addiction, which should not be count as real addiction. On one hand, they are not truly classified; on the other hand, they are just a kind of character. I think not all addictions are true addictions. Some of them are just looks like addiction but actually not.
ReplyDeleteI think the interests and social media outlet absolutely have an influence on addiction to video games. I think the reason why children are addicted to video games is because they want to get rid of social media outlet rather than video make them addicted. I don’t think addicted to video have a big infect on American Children. Video is just a method to relax ourselves which is same as doing exercise.
Family life would have an impact on children’s addiction to video games. If children’s parents are pretty strict to their kids and don’t let their kids to play video games. Their children will have less possibility to addict to video games. I don’t think this thing have a relationship on their family’s history. It only depends on parents’ attitudes towards to video games and their kids. I also don’t think playing video games is a gate way addiction to more harmful things in future. Playing Video games is not like taking drugs, which is only a hobby rather than addiction. So it is impossible for video games make people addict to more harmful things.
I don't think addictions have to be classified by professionals to become a true addiction. It seems like something only becomes an addiction when it gets very severe and effects a large number of people. I do believe there is such thing as a video game addiction. However, i think a shopping 'addiction' is more of an obsession. When someone is considered to be addicted to video games, there are signs and symptoms there that are similar to those of a other true addictions. When it comes to shopping, there aren't many symptoms there that would lead it to be considered a true addiction.
ReplyDeleteSince now 90% of children play video games, I definitely think there will be an impact on the classifications of addiction. Since video games is more of a social thing, I think it will start to shed more light on social addictions. On the other hand though, I think it might be a positive thing in the sense that people will start to see the severity of a social addiction and the negative effects it can have.
I do think that family life has an impact on whether or not a child becomes addicted. If the parents are gone a lot and there isn't a lot of attention on the child, they'll start to look to something else to keep them occupied. Also, if the child is in a very inactive family, I feel like it'll cause them to be lazier and just want to sit around and play video games all day. Also, I think a family history of addictions gives the child a better chance of developing one. From a young age, they see this behavior and don't know any better but to adapt the same behaviors too. Although video game addictions aren't as bad as other forms and may be viewed as a less harmful alternative, they still have a negative effect on physical health and still get in the way of every day life.
While beginning reading this article, I thought that video games couldn't be an addiction. I changed my mind because many of the kids playing these games are feeling suicidal and this is a crucial effect of addiction. Even though it may seem to be a stretch to say that a kid is addicted to video games, I believe it should be evident that it's an addiction because they are willing to ruin their health over it. Even though addiction to video games isn't classified, all of the signs are there and it is obvious that it is hurting the lives of those playing. Interacting with other kids online helps motivate some of these video gamers. This is different from socially interacting in the real world, because it's as if there is a barrier of security over you. You can talk to those around you if you wanted, but you don't have to if you don't want to.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that family life has anything to do with the addiction to video games. I think if a kid is interested enough in a game, he will continue to play it regardless. Even though I see video games as an addiction, I don't believe it would lead to other addictions. From experience and from friends who play, I would say that everyone gets tired of a particular game eventually. There comes a day where you have just had enough of the game and want to go out and do something else. I don't believe that dropping a video game could lead to addiction to drugs though.
I believe people can be addicted to video games, even without officially being classified an addiction because teens have had withdraws if their video games are taken away just like alcoholics. If the signs are there, then yes it can be a true addiction. There are more and more strange addictions now than ever, so I would not count out video game addictions, especially when kids say they are addicted. Shopping addictions could be classified as an addiction to because some people can’t say no when they see something they want, they have to buy it. I don’t think professionals truly understand what an addiction is so they don’t have to diagnose an addiction for it to be an addiction, only the person who has the addiction knows if they are addicted or not. I don’t think the addiction classification will be affected because only 15% of those 90% are addicted to video games. I think American children are already affected by video games, they’re getting lazier. I think the parents can stop their kids from being addicted if they put restrict them from playing all the time. Their chances of becoming addicted are higher if their family has a past with addiction because they passed down the genes that trigger that addiction. I don’t think a video game addiction can be a gateway drug to other things in the future because it’s not a drug.
ReplyDeleteI believe addiction to video games can be a true addiction. While it's different than a drug addiction, it still share some of the characteristics of substance addiction. There should be two groups of addiction; substance and non-substance. Addictions that are non-substance, like playing video games, shopping, and browsing the internet,are usually similar. These addictions are as real as alcohol and drug addictions. The act of performing non-substance activities fulfills the wants of the person just like how drug addicts are satisfied when they get their fix. The internet and social media are usually separate from video games. The only impact is when the video games are on social networking sites such as Farmville. I think the way kids are raised plays a crucial role in how addicted to video games they are. If parents allow their kids to play video games, without limits, at a young age, they might not be able to have control when the kids are older. I'm sure scientists would agree that there are no genes that cause kids to be addicted to video games. It's more nurture than nature.
ReplyDeleteBefore I read this article I did not think addiction to video games was a real thing, but after reading it I’ve changed my opinion. I think since the signs of addiction are there then it can be classified as an addiction, with that child’s reaction to his video games being taken away I believe it is a real addiction and does not need to be classified by professionals. I think because they are interacting with the video game that it is considered an addiction, unlike shopping. Shopping addiction is just an excuse for shopping and a commonly used term. I don’t think family life has an impact, I feel that if the child has skill and likes to play it and feels like he/she is a part of something then it can easily be classified as a addiction. I don’t believe that it is a gateway addiction to more harmful things in the future, its not like the violence in video games is like making them be violent in the future.
ReplyDeleteI don't think an addiction has to be classified to be an addiction. I believe the problem becomes an addiction before it can be actually classified. I do believe such things as video game addiction and shopping addiction exists, as well as social media addiction. The fact that so many kids play video games shows that somewhere along the roads it will get classified as an addiction. Family life can affect a child and if it does they may take to playing video games to get away from their problems. I don't think video game addiction leads to other addictions. It's video games most people can realize that what they are doing in the game doesn't affect life outside of it.
ReplyDeleteI think that even though video game addiction does not have a mental disorder linked to it, it is still an addiction. If it has the same effect as a true addiction, then it is as much as an addiction to drugs. An addiction does not have to be classified as an addiction by a professional in order to be an addiction. If a person feels like they have an addiction to something, then they do. Since more kids are playing video games than ever before, there will be an increase in video game addictions in the future. I also think that research in the addiction to video games will increase as the problem increases. If a family is very close and enjoys doing different activities together then I think that the kids will not have an addiction to video games. A video game addiction would not be a gateway to other addictions because it is not the same type of addiction such as drug addiction. However, if a person is addicted to video games then they will probably be more likely to be addicted to social networking as well.
ReplyDeleteI think many things can be classified as addictions even if they have yet to be medically proven or diagnosed. A doctor doesn't have to give their OK for it to be a true addiction. I believe if the signs are there, like dependency, it's an addiction. Since video game addiction is an addiction in my mind, I think it has the potential to partially ruin lives. We've already seen the effects on younger kids who play video games rather than outside and theses kids are overweight from the lack of physical exercise. These children who play the war games like Halo or Call of Duty probably also have a tendency to be more violent because they think it's normal. Family life could definitely be affected by a child's video game addiction. Family life could also be the reason a child has the video game addiction. It's very possible that children would resort to video games because of the lack of family interactment and group activities.
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