Chapitre 3 Video Game Flashcards
What is a MMORPG ?
A massively-multiplayer online role-playing game.
What are the core components of addiction?
Salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, cravings, relapse.
What is a persistent world ?
A virtual world which continues after a player stops playing.
Which writer has suggested that addiction represents an escape from too much or too little stimulation?
Jacob.
What is an avatar?
A virtual character representing player in game.
What is a video game addiction?
Despite no universal agreement, most definitions of video game addiction refer to excessive play which results in negative emotional, social, relational, educational, or career - related consequences.
May also be defined as a serious loss of control over gaming that leads to significant harm for the player in the real world.
Is video game addiction listed as a mental disorder in the DSM-5?
No, the APA has so far refused to recognize video game addiction as a diagnosis worthy of being included in the DSM.
Give at least five psychological symptoms of a video game addiction :
Five of :
- Lowered interest in school achievement
- Feelings of anger and frustration when not allowed access to the video game
- Feeling depressed or anxious when not playing the game (especially for a prolonged period) - Thinking about the next gaming session when not online
- Dreaming about the game
- Experiencing calmness, peacefulness, or euphoria while playing (especially if these emotions are not experienced otherwise)
- Loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities
- Downplaying the impact of the excessive habits (“It’s not as bad as alcohol addiction”)
- Justifying excessive use (“Others play more than I do”)
- Excessive frustration or anxiety when “the server is down”
- Distorted perception of time (e.g., suddenly realizing that several hours have passed in what seemed like just one hour)
- Feelings of guilt when unable to join clan or guild members on a quest
- Difficulty abstaining from video games for more than a few days
- Experiencing a loss of personal control while playing
- Feelings of guilt or regret after spending much more time than intended with the game.
Give at least five physical symptoms of a video game addiction?
Five of :
- Sleep difficulties or significant change in sleep patterns
- Decreased personal hygiene
- Poor or irregular eating habits (e.g., waiting until extremely hungry before eating) - Headaches
- Dry or red eyes
- Sore fingers, neck, or back
- Poor physical health or weight gain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome (= syndrome du canal carpien).
What is the carpal tunnel syndrome ?
A numbness and tingling in the hand and arm caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist.
Give at least 5 of the behavioral symptoms of a video game addiction:
Five of :
- Decreased academic performance
- Less time spent on homework and studying
- Decreased work performance
- Aggression towards those who prevent or attempt to limit access to the video game
- Frequently playing the game while neglecting important responsibilities
- Spending more and more time with the video game
- Playing at the first available opportunity (e.g., as soon as getting home from work or school) - An inability to quit despite attempts to do so
- Staying up late into the night to play
- Eating meals while playing or skipping meals entirely
- When not playing, discussing the video game in online forums
- Large amounts of money spent on new games, expansion packs, micro-transactions, and computer upgrades
- Occasional gaming “binges” of 10 or more hours nonstop.
Give at least five of the relational symptoms showing a video game addiction ?
Five of :
- Lying to others about how much time is spent with the game
- Declining social invitations so that game playing can continue
- Less time spent with family and friends
- Increased concern expressed by others at the amount of gaming time
- A loss of real world friends, but an increase in virtual world friends
- Blaming others (“I would probably play less if you wouldn’t nag so much”) - Marital / relationship difficulties resulting from excessive play
- Decreased interest in sex.
What are the risk factors for video game addiction?
- Being male
- Having higher levels of trait aggression and neuroticism (Mehroof et al., 2010)
- Positively evaluating one’s personal intelligence and negatively evaluating one’s social skills - Favoring online role playing games
- Having a greater degree of impulsivity and limited ability to regulate emotions (Douglas et al., 2011)
- Having a lot of free time and little involvement in structured activities outside of work or school.
What are the four treatment possible for a video game addiction?
- One-to-one counseling with a psychologist.
- Family therapy.
- Video game addiction treatment centers.
- Wilderness therapy.
What are the issues currently found with video game addiction treatment methods?
- the patient as to recognize the need of changing their excessive gaming habits.
- professional / institutions rare.
- costs.
