For Children:
● Most of your “free time”, non-school hours are spent on the computer or playing video games.
● You are fatigued; tend to fall asleep in school.
● Not keeping up with homework assignments/not turning in homework on time.
● Your grades are worsening.
● You are lying about computer or video game use so computer or video game privileges aren’t taken away.
● Choosing the computer or playing video games rather than spending time with friends or family.
● You are dropping out of activities such as social groups, clubs or sports.
● You are irritable, cranky or agitated (withdrawal symptoms) when not playing a video game or on the computer.
For Adults:
● Obsession or preoccupation about computer games or playing video games on a video game console excessively
● Neglecting personal relationships with friends and family to spend more time playing video games.
● Difficulty keeping up with personal or professional responsibilities due to increased hours playing video games. Have you ever “called in sick” to stay home to play your favourite game?
● Lying to others about computer or video game use. Do you sneak time to play games, perhaps late at night while others are asleep? Has someone close to you, perhaps your significant other, ever criticized you for spending too much time playing video games rather than spending
time with them?
● While not spending time on the internet or playing video games, do you feel angry, agitated, irritable or depressed? Do you experience
withdrawal symptoms when not playing video games?
● Do you spend most of your time thinking or wishing you could be playing your favorite game or surfing the web?
● Do you become so involved in playing video games that you sometimes neglect to eat, sleep, or bathe?
● Do you ever experience physical symptoms such as backaches, dry eyes or headaches after playing video games? Have you been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome or experience symptoms of carpal tunnel?
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