Television addiction
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Television addiction is a disorder studied in television studies
where the subject has a compulsion to watch television program
ming. The compulsion can be extremely difficult to control in many cases. It has many parallels to other forms of behavioral addiction
, such as addiction to drugs
or gambling
, which create an altered mental state in the subject. It can occur at any age.
Television studies
Television studies is an academic discipline that deals with critical approaches to television. Usually, it is distinguished from mass-communication research, which tends to approach the topic from an empirical perspective...
where the subject has a compulsion to watch television program
Television program
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ming. The compulsion can be extremely difficult to control in many cases. It has many parallels to other forms of behavioral addiction
Behavioral addiction
Behavioral addiction is a form of addiction which does not rely on drugs or alcohol. Increasingly referred to as process addiction or non-substance-related addiction ) behavioral addiction includes a compulsion to repeatedly engage in an action until said action causes serious negative consequences...
, such as addiction to drugs
DRUGS
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or gambling
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
, which create an altered mental state in the subject. It can occur at any age.