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> 2. Increasing priority given to gaming to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities This needs to be further qua

> 2. Increasing priority given to gaming to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities This needs to be further qualified, such as by "over extended periods of time". If you spend a weekend prioritizing gaming over other life interests/activities, it's no different than having a crunch week at work and prioritizing work over life interests/activities, neither of which should be considered a disorder. Edit: This is shoddy reporting on TechCrunch's part, the official WHO ICD listing [0] qualifies it thus: > The behaviour pattern is of sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning [...] The gaming behaviour and other features are normally evident over a period of at least 12 months in order for a diagnosis to be assigned, although the required duration may be shortened if all diagnostic requirements are met and symptoms are severe. [0]: https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1448597234 https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http://id.who.int/icd/e...

widowlark 8y ago
"For a diagnosis to be made, the negative pattern of behavior must last at least 12 months: "It cannot be just an episode of few hours or few days," Poznyak said. However, exceptions can be made when the other criteria are met and symptoms are severe enough." https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/18/health/video-game-disorder-who/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Top+Stories%29 https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/18/health/video-game-disorder-wh...
- keerthiko 8y ago
  Yep, see edit on my post.
ezoe 8y ago
If you are rich and no need to work, you hire the servants for your daily meals, hygiene, excretion, and/or remainder for take some sleep, playing game all day long for everyday isn't a disorder.
- pdpi 8y ago
  Not really. Personal, family, social functioning are all impaired still.
  - beenBoutIT 8y ago
    In the US the university experience allows a ridiculously care-free existence for many students, temporarily. A while back a friend in university was stuck with a deadbeat live-in GF that he couldn't get to leave. He ended up getting a copy of GTA Vice City and focusing on it until she voluntarily left without a fuss a week later. The GTA franchise in general aren't extremely addictive games, but the negative impact of chosing to spend free time with a game as apposed to a GF or family can cause real problems.
    - RugnirViking 8y ago
      You can have a ridiculously care-free existence too if you take out loans for the yearly income of the 1% for a couple years. Except these people voluntarily spend what is essentially their free time working to improve skills and the economy of the country
  - scotty79 8y ago
    What if you don't have family and friends for unrelated reasons? What does personal functioning mean?

widowlark 8y ago

"For a diagnosis to be made, the negative pattern of behavior must last at least 12 months: "It cannot be just an episode of few hours or few days," Poznyak said. However, exceptions can be made when the other criteria are met and symptoms are severe enough." https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/18/health/video-game-disorder-who/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Top+Stories%29 https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/18/health/video-game-disorder-wh...

keerthiko 8y ago
Yep, see edit on my post.

ezoe 8y ago

If you are rich and no need to work, you hire the servants for your daily meals, hygiene, excretion, and/or remainder for take some sleep, playing game all day long for everyday isn't a disorder.

pdpi 8y ago
Not really. Personal, family, social functioning are all impaired still.
- beenBoutIT 8y ago
  In the US the university experience allows a ridiculously care-free existence for many students, temporarily. A while back a friend in university was stuck with a deadbeat live-in GF that he couldn't get to leave. He ended up getting a copy of GTA Vice City and focusing on it until she voluntarily left without a fuss a week later. The GTA franchise in general aren't extremely addictive games, but the negative impact of chosing to spend free time with a game as apposed to a GF or family can cause real problems.
  - RugnirViking 8y ago
    You can have a ridiculously care-free existence too if you take out loans for the yearly income of the 1% for a couple years. Except these people voluntarily spend what is essentially their free time working to improve skills and the economy of the country
- scotty79 8y ago
  What if you don't have family and friends for unrelated reasons? What does personal functioning mean?