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iDisorder : understanding our obsession with technology and overcoming its hold on us / Larry D. Rosen with Nancy Cheever, L. Mark Carrier.

by Rosen, Larry D.

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Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Information technology -- Psychological aspects.

Internet addiction.

9780230117570 (hbk.) :

0230117570 (hbk.) :

x, 246 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

iDisorder : why are we all acting crazy -- Media starts with me -- Obsessively checking in with your technology -- 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.

A technology and psychology expert looks at the stress and illness that results from a smartphone, iPad, and iTouch driving users to distraction and offers solutions.

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