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Record Nr.

UNINA9910972402603321

Titolo

The electrified mind : development, psychopathology, and treatment in the era of cell phones and the internet / / edited by Salman Akhtar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Jason Aronson, c2011

ISBN

979-82-16-35010-1

1-283-59998-8

9786613912435

0-7657-0806-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Collana

Margaret S. Mahler series

Altri autori (Persone)

AkhtarSalman <1946 July 31->

Disciplina

616.8914

Soggetti

Communication - Psychological aspects

Communication - Technological innovations

Cyberspace - Psychological aspects

Internet - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The Cell Phone-Internet Lexicon: Overview and Implications; Chapter 2: Minds on Media: Implications for Young People in the Internet Age; Chapter 3: The Epidemic of Information: Pros and Cons; Chapter 4: Cyberspace, Transitional Space, and Adolescent Development; Chapter 5: Cyberplay: The Pros and Cons of a ""Macrosphere""; Chapter 6: Reality in Cyberspace: Patients' Use of the Internet and Ordinary Everyday Psychosis; Chapter 7: Preoedipal Paradise in the World of the Web

Chapter 8: The Electronic Couch: Some Observations about Skype TreatmentChapter 9: Separation, Sex, Superego, and Skype; Chapter 10: The Multiple Meanings of the Electrified Mind; References; About the Editor and Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Electrified Mind explores the positive and negative aspects of the internet and other communication technologies on the people who use them in order to help mental health care professionals understand, empathize with, and treat patients who rely on technology for



socializing and expressing themselves.