
Glossary


Video Game:
any various interactive games played using specialized electronic gaming devices on a computer or mobile device and a television or other display screen, along with a means to control graphic images
Addiction:
compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (such as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly : persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful
Disorder: an abnormal physical or mental condition : ailment or intestinal disorder​​
Moral Panic Theory: concerns itself with the ways in which societies construct narratives about perceived threats and the moral causes of those threats, it often focuses on the youth, either their behavior or perceived risks to their well being
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