Television addiction is a proposed addiction model associated with maladaptive or compulsive behavior associated with watching

television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

ming.

Analysis

The most recent medical review on this model concluded that pathological television watching behavior may constitute a true

behavioral addiction Behavioral addiction is a form of addiction that involves a compulsion to engage in a rewarding non- substance-related behavior – sometimes called a natural reward – despite any negative consequences to the person's physical, mental, social ...

, but indicated that much more research on this topic is needed to demonstrate this. The compulsion can be extremely difficult to control in many cases. The television addiction model has parallels to other forms of

, such as addiction to drugs or

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, which are also forms of compulsive behavior.

Recognition

Television addiction is not a diagnosable condition of

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. Similarities with

DSM-V The ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition'' (DSM-5), is the 2013 update to the ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'', the taxonomic and diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric ...

for substance use disorder.

Possible Behavioral Effects

* Sleeping Problems * Sedentary lifestyle, Sedentary Lifestyle * Anti-social behaviour, Anti-social Behavior * Weight gain, Weight Gain * Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

References

External links

Article by Michael D. Pollock "How I Overcame TV Addiction, Reclaimed My Life and Gained Two Extra Months Per Year"Scientific American Article "No Mere Metaphor"Reader's Digest Article
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Analysis

Recognition

Possible Behavioral Effects

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