Addictions: Interventions for Teens with Web/Technological Addiction(IA)

Course overview

Topics included in this course are: Introductory Techniques; Emotional Attachment; Escapism; Time Consumptions; Underlying Emotional Causes; Addicted Children; Partners of Internet Addicts; Youth, MySpace, and the Internet; Technological Addiction; Tangled in the Web; The Teenage Brain, Part I: Addicted to Novelty; The Teenage Brain, Part II: Friends & Risks; The Multitasking Generation: MySpace, Xanga, and Facebook; MySpace Generation, Part I; MySpace Generation, Part II: Bullying & Sexual Exploration; Internet Addiction: Genuine Diagnosis or Not?; Understanding the Allure of the Internet for Teenagers