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This emotional avoidance can take many forms, such as avoidance of close relationships, distractions such as excessive game playing, binge eating and the use of drugs or alcohol.
Excessive game play with traditional controllers is associated with tendinitis of the thumb; the Nintendo 64 joystick can lead to palmar ulceration; and the motion sensitive Wii remote can cause musculoskeletal problems and various traumas.
Researchers warn against excessive game play since it can cause tired, strained eyes.
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For the association of online gaming hours and somatic/pain symptoms, it might be explained that excessive game-playing leaded to muscle soreness, dry eyes, sleep deprivation, inadequate exercising, and even changes in dietary habits [ 20].
Alan Allard, president of Genius Dynamics, a training and development company in Lawrenceville, Ga., said excessive game-playing could also hurt a worker's reputation, particularly among colleagues who refrained from games.
Only the miscellaneous obsessions and compulsions differ in the two versions, and are subdivided in the children version in miscellaneous, magical thinking/superstitions and excessive games categories.
Seeking and obtaining pleasure from games could be a protective factor from excessive gaming.
This could be due to a mood improvement sought in the game, or a consequence of adverse effects related to excessive gaming.
V ideo game addiction can be defined as "the persistent inability to control excessive gaming habits despite associated social or emotional problems".
Han et al. [ 59] reported that brain activity in the anterior cingulate and orbitofrontal cortex increased among the excessive Internet game playing group following exposure to Internet video game cues relative to general players.
Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) are a very popular and enjoyable leisure activity, and there is a lack of international validated instruments to assess excessive gaming.
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