Violent Video Games do Cause Behavior Problems

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Susan Orlean, an American journalist said “I've always been afraid of video games - not afraid that I wouldn't like them, but that I would like them too much, and that after mere seconds in front of any particularly bright and absorbing game, I would abandon all ambition, turn into a mouth-breathing zombie, and develop a wide, sofa-shaped rear end.” Many teenagers have been spending excessive time on violent video games. They do not realize the harm it could cause them for the long run. The lengthy hours of playing these games can cause addiction, anti-social behavior and in some cases violence in the public. Violent video games do cause behavior problems attesting to the fact that it makes players agitated and isolated.
There has been research and speculation regarding video gaming and how it can be a source of addiction. Laura Berk, professor of Psychology at the Illinois State University, emphasizes on “A 2010 BBC news report about the risk of computer addiction [which] included an interview with a 19 year old boy who skipped school and had angry outbursts if his parents tried to stop him from playing violent video games”. Teenagers who frequently play violent video games become addicted, making themselves withdraw from the outside world. Furthermore, the American Medical Association have been reviewing research in order to determine whether they should include video game and internet addiction in the next update of the Manual of Mental disorders in 2010. Many mental health professionals feel that video games are similar to gambling as an addictive process.
Consequently violent video games cause antisocial behavior among teenagers. Mirjana Bajovic, Researcher of Brock University states that “spending too much time within the v...

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