Should compulsive sexual behavior be considered an addiction? (2016)

COMMENTS: This paper was published under the “Debate” category in the journal ‘Addiction‘. Its main weakness is that it purports to address compulsive sexual behavior (CSB), an umbrella term that covers everything sexual. For example, “CSB” can encompass hypersexuality or “sex addiction” and may include such behaviors as serial infidelity or acting out with prostitutes. […]

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Sexual Conspecific Aggressive Response (SCAR): A Model of Sexual Trauma that Disrupts Maternal Learning and Plasticity in the Female Brain (2016)

Tracey J. Shors , Krishna Tobόn , Gina DiFeo , Demetrius M. Durham  & Han Yan M. Chang Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 18960 (2016) doi:10.1038/srep18960· Abstract Sexual aggression can disrupt processes related to learning as females emerge from puberty into young adulthood. To model these experiences in laboratory studies, we developed SCAR, which stands for Sexual Conspecific Aggressive Response. During […]

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Network-Based Analysis Reveals Functional Connectivity Related to Internet Addiction Tendency (2016)

Front Hum Neurosci. 2016; 10: 6. Published online 2016 Feb 1. doi:  10.3389/fnhum.2016.00006 PMCID: PMC4740778 Tanya Wen1,2,* and Shulan Hsieh1,3,4,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Preoccupation and compulsive use of the internet can have negative psychological effects, such that it is increasingly being recognized as a […]

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Why are Some Games More Addictive than Others: The Effects of Timing and Payoff on Perseverance in a Slot Machine Game (2016)

Front Psychol. 2016; 7: 46. Published online 2016 Feb 2. doi:  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00046 PMCID: PMC4735408 Richard J. E. James,1 Claire O’Malley,1,2 and Richard J. Tunney1,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ►   Go to: Abstract Manipulating different behavioral characteristics of gambling games can potentially affect the extent to which individuals persevere […]

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(AMOUNT OF USE) The Role of Context in Online Gaming Excess and Addiction: Some Case Study Evidence (2010)

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction   January 2010, Volume 8, Issue 1, pp 119-125 Abstract Research into online gaming addiction is a relatively new area of psychological study. Furthermore, there are studies that have claimed that online gaming addiction may be addictive because of self-report accounts of very excessive use of up to 80 h a […]

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Resting-State Peripheral Catecholamine and Anxiety Levels in Korean Male Adolescents with Internet Game Addiction (2016)

Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2016 Feb 5. Kim N1, Hughes TL2, Park CG2, Quinn L2, Kong ID3. Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare the resting-state plasma catecholamine and anxiety levels of Korean male adolescents with Internet game addiction (IGA) and those without IGA. This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted with 230 male […]

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