IDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us

Name: IDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us
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ISBN: 9781137278319

ISBN-10: 1137278315

ISBN-13: 9781137278319

Edition: 2013

Authors: Larry D. Rosen

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Based on decades of research and expertise in the "psychology of technology", Dr. Larry Rosen offers clear, down-to-earth explanations iDisorder...of what is happening to us, why it is so difficult to combat, and why we must confront this now before we are swept away with an overwhelming feeling of stress. In the same way that he helped parents and educators wrestle with these issues, Rosen offers solid, proven strategies to help us overcome the idisorder we all feel in our lives while still making use of all that technology offers. Our world is not going to change and technology is only going to continue to penetrate society in months rather than decades leaving us little chance to react…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 8/6/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.16" wide x 9.30" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgements



iDisorder: Why Are We All Acting Crazy?



Media Starts with "Me"



Obsessively Checking in with Your Technology… 24/7



Getting High on Technology: Hooked on Smartphones, Social Networking, and Texting



The Ups (and Downs) of Leading a Cyberlife



Sorry I Missed the Meeting … I Went to Check My E-Mail and the Next Thing I Knew It Was Two Hours Later



Communication 101: Safety (and Training) behind the Screen



You Only Think You're Dying: When Pain Is Just Pain



Does My Profile Pic Make Me Look Fat? New Media and Our Relationship with Our Appearance



Delusions, Hallucinations, and Social Avoidance: Is Technology Making Us Appear "Schizo"?



We Like to Watch



It's All in Your Mind


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