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real thing, says dr. michael bishop, who runs summerland, which he calls a summer
camp for screen overuse for teens.
dueling diagnoses
technology addiction doesnt appear in the latest diagnostic and statistical
manual, the dsm-v, published in 2013. thats the bible of the psychiatric profession in
the united states. the closest it comes is something called internet gaming disorder,
and that is listed as a condition for further study, not an official diagnosis.
this omission is important not only because it shapes therapists and doctors
understanding of their patients but because without an official dsm code, it is harder to
bill insurers for treatment of a specific issue.
the world health organization has, by contrast, listed gaming disorder as a disorder
due to an addictive behavior in the next edition of the international classification of
diseases, an internationally used diagnostic manual.
dr. nicholas kardaras is the author of the 2016 book glow kids: how screen addiction is
hijacking our kids. when i ask him about the term addiction he doesnt miss a beat.
there are brain - imaging studies of the effects of screen time, he says. and he also has
treated many teens who are so wrapped up in video games that they dont even get up
to use the bathroom.
he says the evidence is clear, but were not ready to face it.
we have, as a society, gone all - in on tech, he says. so we dont want some buzzkilling
truth sayers telling us that the emperor has no clothes and that the devices that weve
all so fallen in love with can be a problem - especially for kids and their developing
brains, he adds.
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assessment questions

1. part b: which quote from the text best supports the

answer to part a?
a. but ive been forced by data to accept that its a
problem, he told me when i interviewed him for my
book the art of screen time. (paragraph 13)
b. i played because i found it fun, but after a while i
played mostly because i preferred it over socializing and
confronting my problems, (paragraph 21)
c. video games or social media may be avoidable, but
most students need to use computers for school
assignments, build tech skills for the workplace, and learn
to combat distraction and procrastination as part of
growing up. (paragraph 29)
d. there was a moment i realized that things had gone
too far. he was in a restaurant and looked around and saw
literally everyone was looking at their phones.
(paragraph 35)

Explanation:

Part A likely asks about the existence or recognition of technology - related addictions. Option A directly addresses the acceptance of a problem (which could be related to technology addiction) based on data. Option B focuses on an individual's gaming behavior reasons. Option C is about the necessity of computer use. Option D is about a moment of realization regarding phone - use prevalence.

Answer:

A. "But 'I've been forced by data to accept that it's a problem,' he told me when I interviewed him for my book The Art of Screen Time." (Paragraph 13)