iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us

by Rosen, Larry D., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781137278319
• ISBN10: 1137278315
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-08-06
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

Based on decades of research and expertise in the "psychology of technology", Dr. Larry Rosen offers clear, down-to-earth explanations iDisorder...of what is happening to us, why it is so difficult to combat, and why we must confront this now before we are swept away with an overwhelming feeling of stress. In the same way that he helped parents and educators wrestle with these issues, Rosen offers solid, proven strategies to help us overcome the idisorder we all feel in our lives while still making use of all that technology offers. Our world is not going to change and technology is only going to continue to penetrate society in months rather than decades leaving us little chance to react and assimilate a constantly evolving e-life. Dr. Rosen will teach you how to stay human in an increasingly technological world.

Author Biography

Larry D. Rosen, PhD is past chair and professor of Psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. He is a research psychologist and computer educator, and is recognized as an international expert in the "Psychology of Technology." Dr. Rosen has been a commentator on Good Morning America, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, CNN, and Lifetime Television, and has been quoted in hundreds of magazines and newspapers, including Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The New York Times, and USA Today.

Table of Contents

1.We Didn’t Start the Fire * 2.Mini Generations 3. Internet of the Future * 4.Our Social Selves * 5.Who Am I Anyway? Am I My Online Persona or My Real Self? * 6.Is Anything Private Anymore? * 7. Information Overload * 8.The Myth of ADHD/OCD * 9.Taking an Emotional Toll * 10.How Does the Brain Work and What Are We Doing to Drive it to its Limits * 11.Distracting Ourselves to Death * 12. It’s Not About Managing Your Time. It is About Managing Your Technology