Description: Internet Addiction in Children and Adolescents : Risk Factors, Assessment, and Treatment, Paperback by Young, Kimberly S. (EDT); de Abreu, Cristiano Nabuco, . (EDT), ISBN 082613372X, ISBN-13 9780826133724, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US
This is the first book to thoroughly examine how early and easy access to the Internet and technologies impacts children and adolescents. Experts in the field examine the research that shows the social, cognitive, developmental, and academic problems that can result when children spend excessive time in front of screens. As a whole, th provides an invaluable resource for those who need to assess, treat, and prevent Internet addiction in children and adolescents.
Internet Addiction in Children and Adolescents:
- Provides tools that help predict a childs level of risk for media-related problems.
- Examines how to diagnose and differentiate Internet addiction from other psychiatric conditions.
- Explores evidence-based treatment approaches and how to distinguish pathology from normal development.
- Shows how to create inpatient treatment programs and therapies to address media addiction.
- Highlights the psychological, social, and family conditions for those most at risk.
- Evaluates the effects of the excessive use of electronic games and the Internet on brain development.
- Explores the physical risks that result from excessive media use and strategies for combating the problem.
- Examines school-based initiatives that employ policies and procedures designed to increase awareness of excessive media use and help educators identify students who misuse technology, and that provide strategies of intervention and communication with parents.
- Identifies signs of problem Internet behavior such as aggressive behavior, lying about screen use, and a preference for screen time over social interactions.
- Outlines the risk factors for developing Internet addiction.
- Provides strategies for treatment and prevention in family, school, and community settings.
Practitioners and researchers in psychology, social work, school counseling, child and family therapy, and nursing will appreciate this books thorough review of Internet addiction among children and adolescents. Th also serves as an engaging supplement in courses on media psychology, addiction counseling, abnormal psychology, school counseling, social issues, and more.
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Book Title: Internet Addiction in Children and Adolescents : Risk Factors, As
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: Psychopathology / Compulsive Behavior, Social Aspects / General
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Internet Addiction in Children and Adolescents : Risk Factors, Assessment, and Treatment
Type: Textbook
Author: Kimberly S. Young, Cristiano Nabuco De Abreu
Subject Area: Computers, Psychology
Format: Trade Paperback
