Obsession with Technology Examined in Wellness Presentation

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Obsession with Technology Examined in Wellness

Presentation

January 28, 2013

Larry Rosen, an expert on the “psychology of technology,” offers advice on how to stay human in an increasingly technological world in a Lawrence University wellness

presentation

Based on his 2012 book of the same name, Rosen presents “iDisorder: Understanding our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming its Hold on Us,” Monday, Feb 18 at 8 p.m

in the Warch Campus Center The address is free and open to the public

Prior to his public presentation, Rosen will conduct a workshop on “iDisorder” for Lawrence faculty and staff at 4 p.m in the Warch Campus Center

A professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Rosen

examines technology from the dual perspective that it is a necessary tool in today’s world

as well as a potential threat to peoples’ ability to function in reality

According to Rosen, “iDisorder” from daily use of technology changes the ability of a person’s brain to process information, producing signs and symptoms of a variety of psychological disorders, including stress, sleeplessness and a compulsive need to

constantly check technology devices

Among the topics he will address are:

• Getting high on technology: Hooked on smartphones

• The ups and downs of leading a cyber life

• Communication 101: Safety and training behind the screen

• You only think you’re dying: When pain is just pain

• Does my profile picture make me look fat?

• Delusions, hallucinations and social avoidance: Is technology making us appear

schizo?

In addition to “iDisorder,” Rosen is the author of the books “Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn“; “Me, MySpace and I: Parenting the Net

Generation“; “TechnoStress: Coping with Technology @Work @Home @Play” and

“The Mental Health Technology Bible.”