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Television Addiction

Clinical and Motivational Phenomena

Television addiction is a proposed behavioral addiction described as excessive or compulsive television watching that persists despite serious issues that can develop over time.

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Classification
Type of Phenomenon
Behavioral Phenomenon 1
Diagnostic Chapter
Disorders Due to Substance Use or Addictive Behaviours 2
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Source Television addiction (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Television addiction
en.wikipedia.org: Television addiction
2. ICD-11 Browser (WHO)
World Health Organization
Television addiction (Wikipedia)
In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Lead sentence
Quote, In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Lead sentence
Television addiction is a proposed behavioral addiction which is typically associated with heavy consumption of television programming, which has the ability to continue to persist.
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