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Television addiction is a proposed addiction model associated with maladaptive or compulsive behavior associated with watching television programming.^[1]^[2]

Analysis

The most recent medical review on this model concluded that pathological television watching behavior may constitute a true behavioral addiction, but indicated that much more research on this topic is needed to demonstrate this.^[3] The compulsion can be extremely difficult to control in many cases. The television addiction model has parallels to other forms of behavioral addiction, such as addiction to drugs or gambling, which are also forms of compulsive behavior.

Recognition

Television addiction is not a diagnosable condition of DSM-IV.^[4]

Possible behavioral effects

Sleeping Problems
Sedentary Lifestyle
Anti-social Behavior
Weight Gain
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

References

↑ How Viewers Grow Addicted To Television - The New York Times
↑ Television addiction: Implication for enhancing media literacy for healthy use of technology Manoj Kumar Sharma1, Girish N Rao2, Vivek Benegal3, K Thennarasu4 - Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
↑ "Hidden addiction: Television". J Behav Addict 2 (3): 125–32. 2013. doi:10.1556/jba.2.2013.008. PMID 25083294.
↑ McIlwraith, Robert. ""I', addicted to television": the personality, imagination, and TV watching patterns of self-identified TV addicts". www.bnet.com. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m6836/is_n3_v42/ai_n25025100/.

External links

Article by Michael D. Pollock "How I Overcame TV Addiction, Reclaimed My Life and Gained Two Extra Months Per Year"
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Television Addiction

Contents

Analysis

Recognition

Possible behavioral effects

See also

References

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