Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Excessive sexual drive and masturbation can disturb your life. Learn more about hypersexuality and why people compulsively masturbate here.

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

People cut themselves to help cope with problems or to deal with emotions. We review the psychology behind self-injury and how to get help here.

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Addiction is a complex and confusing disorder. Why do some people become addicted to substances or behaviors and others don’t? We try to explain why here.

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Are you addicted to Facebook? Check out these signs of addiction to evaluate your Facebook use.

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Are some people more likely to become addicts than others? Can you predict addiction based on personality traits? More on the addictive personality here.

Friday, May 20th, 2011

What 3 things to you need to have to overcome any addiction? Willingness. Honesty. Courage. Get prepared here.

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

The average American youth reports playing 13.2 hours of video games per week. Is this too much? We review the basic facts of teen video game play and pose the question here: “Are teens playing too many video games?”

Sunday, April 24th, 2011

How can playing video games effect or change behavior? We look at two major behavior modifications video game play can cause: aggression and skills improvement. A brief review of observational learning theory and the two top video game behavioral effects here.

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

The passive nature of watching television makes TV prime territory for addictive tendencies. We review the nature of television here, and offer 10 reasons for you to turn off the TV and consider possible television addiction here.

Monday, April 18th, 2011

Teachers. Parents. Girlfriends. Ever wonder why kids, teens and adults play video games? Learn more about what motivates gamers to check out of “reality” and plug in to the game. We’ve got the top 10 reasons why people play video games here.