Vício em jogos eletrônicos e psicologia uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

On 2019 the diagnosis of addiction to electronic games was added to the WHO international classification of diseases. Its disease status establishes the need for discussions on the subject. The increasing number in the consumption of electronic games and the excessive use of technology generates a demand for analysis of the consequences that could arise and how to combat them. Literature review that aims to analyze the psychological approach to the theme of the use of video games regarding the consequences of their excessive use. The discussion of the research will be carried out from the results obtained in a search in academic databases, national and international. The research was carried out from the perspective of psychology related to the theme since the adoption of the diagnosis, showing a scarcity of studies on the subject, but at the same time many possibilities of discussion on the subject from different approaches, as a way to enrich the debate of this new and growing subject in psychology.