i-Disorder: the psychology of technology

 

Keeping up with phone calls, sms messages, Facebook updates, tweets ... sometimes it feels like technology rules our lives. Psychology of technology researcher Dr Larry Rosen warns that our technology is causing us to develop symptoms of disorders such as narcissistic personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. He points out the warning signs of what he calls 'i-disorders' and suggests some strategies to maintain our humanity.

 

Listen at ABC Radio (Australia)
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/i-disorder---the-psychology-of-technology/4071112

 

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Robert Karl Stonjek