What is the fault of computer games

The availability of computer games increasingly leads to the fact that a person has a game addiction. Game addiction is a supposed form of psychological dependence, manifested in an obsession with video games and computer games. The opinions of experts on this issue diverge.

There are many examples in the world where teenagers are the "victims" of gambling addiction. Psychologists believe that the main reasons for the development of dependence are the unformed or unstable psyche, the lack of self-control skills, dissatisfaction with real life, the desire to compensate for unrealized life needs make a person more prone to the development of dependence on computer games.

A child who plays computer games after a year comes to limit intellectual activity by 20% or more. - Igor Boev, director of the clinic for border states of the Stavropol State University.

A single opinion on whether to call dependence on computer games a disease, yet. Specialists of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) believe that a predilection for video games can lead to serious consequences. Among such consequences, asocial behavior, neglect of personal hygiene, weight loss, sleep disorders, loss of work, etc.

Douglas Jaintal, in association with the American Academy of Pediatricians, conducted a study of the impact of games on human health. Under observation were about 3 thousand children, the dependence is noted for every tenth child.

"Children who became addicted to games increased their level of depression, anxiety and social phobia, and their academic performance dropped. When they got rid of addiction, these symptoms decreased to normal values" - doctor Douglas Jaintal.

However, not all experts agree with this opinion. In response to this work, the American Association of Software and Computer Game Manufacturers has stated that no concrete evidence is provided, methods are questionable, and the findings do not stand up to criticism.

People who play computer games start thinking much faster. They have a faster reaction and they think faster. And this in the modern world is very important. In our time, knowledge of computers, programming and computer skills are required. I believe that children should develop, including playing the same computer games. - doctor Evdokimenko.

He also added that computer games help to develop a quick reaction and an adequate analysis of the situation. As an example, he brought one woman at the age of 80, who played shooting games with her grandchildren:

She is 80 years old, and she plays with her grandchildren almost on equal terms. And this is fantastic, because she looks young, she has a clear mind. She does not look at all for her 80 years.

Studies conducted at the University of Rochester (New York) led to the following results.A group of students who regularly played computer games while testing their eyes showed better results than those that did not play. Moreover, the visual response and speed of information processing in the players were much better.

Egor Makarov, the ardent gamer, a 16-year-old teenager from Russia agreed to a short interview, in which he told:

I started to learn the world of video games from childhood, about 6-7 years ago, when the first computers in Russia were just starting to appear. At the moment, I spend almost all my free time playing games after I've done all my important things. I feel moral satisfaction from the plot line of games, from communicating with people in multiplayer.

In his opinion, the game dependence is formed from lack of attention, curing by society, unsuccessful love or simply love of a virtual, unrealizable world. Although, he does not consider himself addicted to games.

I'm neutral towards dependent people. Every man has his own life. Everyone is dependent on something.

Dependence on computer games is just one of the many dependencies that make up the essence of human being. All our life consists of addictions. Someone is pathologically tied to the family, someone - to a loved one, someone - to material values, someone - to the corporate community, someone - to alcohol, someone - to drugs. Ultimately, the release of one dependence occurs through the acquisition of another. One throws drugs for love, another - to drink for the sake of interesting work, etc. And vice versa: one begins to drink to forget his beloved, and another - to prick to not succumb to corporate culture.

According to statistics, 20% of Internet users suffer from gambling addiction.