Gambling and Gaming Addictions in Adolescence

Informationen zum Autor Mark Griffiths is lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. Klappentext The guide gives the practitioner an understanding of why children and adolescents may come to play fruit machines/video games to excess and includes knowledge about the risk factors involved in this. It includes practical and common-sense interventions that may be beneficial for such children and adolescents and also includes practical advice to give to parents facing their child's behavioural addiction. Zusammenfassung This practical guide is designed for anyone working with children! adolescents and their families. It offers a valuable insight into the different forms of gambling and games addiction whilst offering hints for parents when faced with this behavioural addiction. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Part I: Behavioural Addictions. Part II: Technological Addictions. Part III: Adolescent Gambling. Part IV: Gambling on Fruit Machines. Part V: Videogames and Fruit Machines - Commonalities. Part VI: Adolescent Videogame Playing. Part VII: Fruit Machines and Videogames - Some Final Comments. References. Further Reading. Appendices. Hints for Parents.

Product details

• Authors: Griffiths, Dawn Griffiths, Mark Griffiths, Mark (Nottingham Trent University) Griffiths, Herbert, Brian Herbert
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.05.2002
• EAN: 9781854333483
• ISBN: 978-1-85433-348-3
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Parent, Adolescent and Child T; Parent, Adolescent and Child Training Skills
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Age groups: adolescents, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects