CYBER ADDICTION: THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN DEPENDENCE ON DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

This research apply concepts from different areas, aiming to provide a multicausal and dialogical perspective on the nosologic process of dependence upon digital technologies and the influences of motivational and emotional mechanisms on learning compulsive behaviors. The data is approached both qua...

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Main Authors: Jefferson Cabral Azevedo, Giovane do Nascimento, Carlos Henrique Medeiros de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2014-12-01
Series:Texto Livre: Linguagem e Tecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/textolivre/article/view/6173
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Summary:This research apply concepts from different areas, aiming to provide a multicausal and dialogical perspective on the nosologic process of dependence upon digital technologies and the influences of motivational and emotional mechanisms on learning compulsive behaviors. The data is approached both qualitatively and quantitatively, since its analysis covers the conceptual factors obtained from literature review and the development of statistical results obtained from the questionnaires applied. This brief theoretical research pursues to reveal pathological behaviors in the use of digital technologies, especially in the actions of internet users in online social networks. The parameters of neuropsychology, psychology, psychiatry are combined with descriptions contained in the DSM V, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and the ICD 10, International Compendium of Diseases.
ISSN:1983-3652