Tennis Going by the observations of city-based psychologists, addiction to video games has emerged as one of the key causes of behavioural problems in teenagers in the past few years.
Among all the cases of aggressive behaviour being addressed by city-based psychologists, especially in the last one year, children were found to be addicted to ‘aggressive’ video games.
Adarsh Kohli, professor of clinical psychology at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education Research, said, “Gaming is almost pathological as children forget to eat, can spend hours on it and feel restless and irritated if refused. They also have withdrawal symptoms if kept away from games. It leads to social withdrawal, lack of participation in family activities and disinterest in people. Many children with autism are involved in video games because they have difficulty forming social relationships.”
While being highly addicted to video games, youth claim that games are the best source of relaxation, say other psychologists.
Suman Verma, a city-based child Psychologist who runs a private clinic, said, “Games can have adverse psychological effects on the minds of children. It affects their thought process and also influences their perception of reality. These games are provocative in nature and influence the youth negatively, making them immune to traumatic circumstances that may occur in life. They become aggressive and rebellious.”
Several other conditions are associated with excessive gaming, pointed out Dr Sandeep Chhatwal, a physician at a private hospital in Sector 34. “Cervical Spondylitis is a common condition which is caused due to bad postures that gamers may adopt.
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