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because i found it fun, but after a while i played mostly because i preferred it over socializing and confronting my problems. after he spent weeks hiking through the wilderness, his mother saw a lot of improvement in his demeanor and focus. however, griffin came home to a reality where he still needed a laptop for high school and still used a smartphone to connect with friends. bishop, who runs therapeutic summerland camps in california and north carolina, says the teens who come to him fall into two broad categories. there are the ones, overwhelmingly boys, who spend so much time playing video games that, in his words, they fall behind in their social skills. often they are battling depression or anxiety, or they may be on the autism spectrum. then there is a group of mostly girls who misuse and overuse social media. they may be obsessed with taking selfies - bishop calls themselfists - or they may have sent inappropriate pictures of themselves or bullied others online. regardless of the problem, we feel the issue is best conceptualized as a habit over an addiction, bishop says. when teens think about their behavior as a habit, they are more empowered to change. labeling someone an addict, essentially saying he or she has a chronic disease, is a powerful move. and it may be especially dangerous for teens, who are in the process of forming their identities, says matt schultze. why does bishop choose to use the word habit rather than addiction? a he doesnt believe in video game or internet addictions. b he thinks the word addiction would make the problem harder to solve. c he doesnt think that video game or internet usage has serious consequences. d he cant use the term addiction because its not in the dsm - v

Explanation:

The text mentions that Bishop says when teens think of their behavior as a habit, they are more empowered to change. Labeling as "addiction" (which implies a chronic disease) might be dangerous for teens forming identities. So using "habit" instead of "addiction" is about empowering teens to change rather than making the problem seem like a fixed - unchangeable (due to being an addiction) and harder to solve issue.

Answer:

B. He thinks the word 'addiction' would make the problem harder to solve.