Video game addiction is basically an impulse control disorder
which is similar to pathological gambling and that is the constant need to do a
certain thing in this case it is to play games.
For most young people, playing games is just a regular part
of the day. Most are able to juggle between multiple different activities ranging
from school work, to sports and just going out with friends. Gaming becomes an
addiction when it starts to interfere with a person’s relationship, or school
or daily life really. Games such as ‘World of Warcraft’ (WoW) are a perfect
example of Video game addiction. WoW is an ‘MMORPG’ which is a massive
multiplayer online game where it lets players be things they aren’t in real
life, a shy child can be an outgoing child and a passive child can become an violent
child.
People who often feel powerless in their daily lives can do
whatever they wish in games and that’s what usually brings them into the game
and most end up stuck in the game and forget about everything else making the
virtual world in which they play in become their real world.
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