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Współczesny człowiek wobec zdrowotnych i społecznych zagrożeń wynikających z uzależnień od czynności
Modern Human in the Face of Health-Related and Social Threats Stemming from Activity Addictions

Author(s): Joanna Bulska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Substance abuse and addiction, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: health; activity addiction; compulsive buying disorder; anorexia; gambling; workaholism; smartphone addiction; life skills

Summary/Abstract: Modern human is vulnerable to various psychosocial healthaffecting problems. Often one does not realize his or her own behaviours or activities integrated into one’s daily life that in some cases can take pathological forms. Increasingly, and with renewed strength, emerge the activity addictions characterized by a lack of control and compulsion. We become addicted to shopping, tanning, exercise, gambling, work, computer or mobile phone. An addiction, consequently, restricts the freedom of the individual, leading to the deterioration of health and psychosocial well-being. It seems, therefore, necessary, to implement comprehensive measures based on comprehensive approach to the problems in question.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 49 (2)
  • Page Range: 299-312
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish