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Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1. Video Games: From Harmless Pastime to Internet Gaming Disorder
Chapter 2. Cybersex and Online Pornography: Hacking the Human Sex Drive
Chapter 3. Internet Gambling: An Old Behavior in a New Age
Chapter 4. Texting, Emailing, and Other Online Messaging: When Does a Communication Tool Become a Burden?
Chapter 5. Internet Surfing and Information Overload
Chapter 6. Social Media: The Self vs. the Selfie
Chapter 7. Online Shopping and Auctions: The Ease and Sleaze
Chapter 8. Children and Adolescents: Codependence Between Youth and Tech
Chapter 9. Special Considerations for Older Adults
Chapter 10. New and Emerging Addictive Technologies: Where Do We Go From Here?
Index