Psychology and the Internet

Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Transpersonal Implications
Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-12-271950-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 369 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Psychology and the Internet provides the first resource for examining how the Internet affects our definition of who we are and our communication and work patterns. It also examines how normal behavior differs from the pathological with respect to Internet use. The book contains three sections: the first section covers the "self" in relation to the Internet; the second section explores how the Internet is used to meet new friends and love interests, as well as to conduct business; and the final section examines the philosophical ramifications of Internet use and our definitions of reality and consciousness.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gackenbach, Jayne

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Systemverwaltung & Management
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Externe Speicher & Peripheriegeräte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

J. Gackenbach and E. Ellerman, Introduction to Psychological Aspects of Internet Use.
The Intrapersonal: Statistically "Normal" and "Deviant" Aspects of the Self:
E. Reid, The Self and the Internet: Variations on the Illusion of One Self.
A. Joinson, Causes and Implications of Disinhibited Behavior on the Internet.
M. Griffiths, Internet Addiction: Does It Really Exist?
S.A. King and D. Moreggi, Internet Therapy and Self-Help Groups--The Pros and Cons.
J.M. Grohol, Future Clinical Directions: Professional Development, Pathology, and Psychotherapy On-Line.
The Interpersonal: From Close to Distant Relationships:
R.J. Noonan, The Psychology of Sex: A Mirror from the Internet.
J. Morahan-Martin, Males, Females, and the Internet.
C. Haythornthwaite, B. Wellman, and L. Garton, Work and Community via Computer-Mediated Communication.
M. Igbaria, C. Shayo, and L. Olfman, Virtual Societies: Their Prospects and Dilemmas.
The Transpersonal: On the Net and the Net Itself:
J.M. Preston, From Mediated Environments to the Development of Consciousness.
B. Goertzel, World Wide Brain: Self-Organizing Internet Intelligence as the Actualization of the Collective Unconscious.
J. Gackenbach, G. Guthrie, and J. Karpen, The Coevolution of Technology and Consciousness.
Author Index.
Subject Index.