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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Bui Ngoc Phuong Hoa - General Internal Medicine - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Danang International General HospitalChildren who play video games more than 10 hours a day for a week are likely to have reduced activity in functional areas of the brain, including the areas of attention, inhibition, decision area, and execution decision area. . Over time can have a negative impact on the player's emotions and perception.
1. Harm of gaming on mental health
Playing a lot of games affects the mental health of players such as: always feeling tired, losing energy or having a hard time resting due to prolonged and continuous gaming; boredom, pessimism, feelings of loneliness, insecurity; loss of interest in old hobbies and interests, everything is focused on the game; easily feel angry, irritable, easily quarreled even over very small things; antipathy towards relatives or colleagues; feeling worthless, redundant or at fault; a tendency to want violence or suicide; sleep disorders; anorexia, eat less.
Trắc nghiệm: Bận rộn có ảnh hưởng đến sức khỏe của bạn không?
Cuộc sống hiện đại khiến chúng ta vì quá bận rộn mà quên chăm sóc sức khỏe cho chính mình. Ai cũng biết rằng lịch trình làm việc cả ngày có thể khiến bạn kiệt sức, nhưng cụ thể bận rộn ảnh hưởng thế nào tới sức khỏe? Hãy cùng làm thử bài trắc nghiệm dưới đây.
2. Effects of games on life
Online games have the ability to be addictive. Game makers are optimizing profits with designs that are addictive and entice players. Players need to invest a lot of time, effort and money to achieve high results in the game. The game is constantly updated to maintain new things, ensuring more attractiveness, novelty that requires players to explore and spend more time playing.
The increase in time spent in the virtual world affects the lives and relationships of players such as: conflicts with family, friends, colleagues; drop out of school, unemployment; debt, mortgage, theft; affect health (reduced vision, reduced immunity, digestive disorders, sexual dysfunction...).
Nghiện game có thể gây ảnh hưởng tới sức khỏe
3. Changes in the player's brain
The brain dysfunction images on MRI after a period of violent gaming are real, it not only affects the psychology but also affects the normal development of the brain.
In a study sample of 22 healthy people aged 18 - 29 years old who had played violent video games before but for a short time (mean 0.9 +- 0.8 hours/week): a randomized comparison of playing violent shooters. 10 hours for the first week, then the same for the second week, or non-violent gaming for 2 weeks in a row.
Researchers found that after 1 week of violent gaming, there was less activation of activities in the left lower frontal lobe during emotional performance and less activation of activities in the cortical region. olfactory-anterior hippocampus during game performance compared with the standard results of the control group.
4. Manifestations of game addiction
Người nghiện game thường dành quá nhiều thời gian để chơi game trong ngày
Common manifestations of game addiction such as: playing games for more than 3 hours/day, continuously for 1 month or more; tend to want to increase gaming time; Uncontrollable gaming affects time and reduces efficiency for other tasks such as: self-care (personal hygiene), study, social relationships and work; there are acts of lying, cheating to play games, illegal acts such as stealing to get money to play games; use out-of-control game money to buy playtime or items.
Parents should also regularly monitor their child's behavior changes. Call or see a doctor immediately if you see any unusual symptoms.
Psychological clinic at Vinmec Times City International Hospital went into operation in April 2019 with the function of examining, consulting and outpatient treatment of psychological and mental health problems, especially is for psychological problems in children and adolescents by implementing psychological tests, intensive psychotherapy.
The clinic has modern equipment and a team of doctors who are lecturers from Hanoi Medical University, capable of performing psychological tests and intensive psychotherapy.
MSc. Doctor Nguyen Van Phi - Psychology Specialist, Vinmec Times City International Hospital: with 07 years of experience working as a lecturer at Hanoi Medical University and a member of the Vietnam Psychiatric Association Male. MSc. Doctor Pham Thanh Luan - Psychologist, Vinmec Times City International Hospital: with 05 years of experience in researching, examining and treating diseases of the Psychology specialty, trained at prestigious universities trust, practice in-depth expertise in the French Republic. MSc. Doctor Nguyen Trong Hien - Psychologist, Vinmec Times City International Hospital: with 06 years as a lecturer in Psychology - Hanoi Medical University and the Central Geriatric Hospital with the same experience Researching, examining and treating diseases under the specialty of Psychology such as: Emotional disorders, Stress related disorders and body dysmorphic disorders, developmental disorders in children, adolescents & childbearing period. ...
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