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Becoming a university student coincides with the end of adolescent growth, when young people complete their transition from childhood to adulthood by resolving the process of second separation-individuation. The uniqueness of this period of life is in the formation of an adult personality in which a special role is played by the success of coping and mastering the experiences of separation. Accordingly, separation experiences can encourage the emergence of symbiotic-addictive needs as well as fears that occur and are very harmful in this period. The inability to cope with and master these experiences can lead to a stagnation in the growth of young people in their upbringing or individuation. Through the presentation of a case, we provide insight into how the experience of separation, i.e. the severance of an emotional connection, stimulated regressive tendencies and encouraged the emergence of gambling addiction. Accordingly, the process in which retrieving the object in the "transitional space" of the psychotherapy session led to the restoration of disturbed narcissistic balance. As a result of this, the possibility of coping and mastering early experiences of loss that stood in the way of realization of developmental tasks is defined by the second separation individuation process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gambling disorders are psychological problems that are typically less investigated than substance use disorders; however, gambling-related issues are a concern for many individuals in society. Previous studies have revealed various psychological and external triggers to affect gambling. Lack of control, depression, relationship troubles, and decreased performance in work or school all have been reported to be associated with gambling problems. The current study aims to examine subjective evaluations of those engaging in gambling, from their first participation to the addiction phase and beyond. This study has been designed as a qualitative research. Three individuals diagnosed with gambling disorders have been interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire, and the data have been analyzed using the method interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The study's findings reveal eight superordinate themes (i.e., early onset, internal triggers of gambling, external triggers of gambling, loss of control, psychological impairment, social-life issues, hiding, and reclaiming control) and their subthemes. Some particular common processes (e.g., loss of control, chasing the loss) have been found to be associated with gambling-related problems. In addition, each participant has made different progress in terms of coping with their gambling disorders. The participants' subjective gambling experiences have revealed the multidimensional and dynamic aspects of gambling problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pathological gambling is currently one of the most serious problem young people are facing. It is characterized by an impulsive discontinuation associated with compulsiveness, manifested by the use of gambling behavior that leads to disfavor in personal, family, school and / or professional life. Studies conducted in recent years around the world have indicated that about 10% of adolescents have gambling problems such as gambling related lies, social relationships, excessive concern and lack of detachment in stop practicing them, repeated loans and / or theft of money to be able to continue playing, school absenteism due to games. There are high-risk games such as sports betting, card games (eg black-jack, poker) as well as the use of electronic gaming machines that creates the young players the illusion of controlling and mastering the game, which leads to exaggerated involvement in the game. Young people's beliefs and attitudes about the game are important to understanding the mechanisms involved in persistent play. There are 2 types of control: a) the illusion of control; b) internal control of the "locus of control". Based on the classification of irrational thoughts proposed by Ladouceur et al. (2004) more than 70% of irrational thoughts were found during the game. Among these, there are some superstitions or some rituals that were considered by the players to increase their chances of winning, such as rubbing the car or blowing the lever, wrongly attributing a cause-and-effect relationship between two events, the illusion of control (overestimation of the degree of contingency between actions and outcomes, the minimization of the hazard, the certainty of earning money without taking into account losses, the certainty that the continuation of the game would increase the chances of winning, In conclusion, cognitive factors contribute substantially to increasing the risk of developing and maintaining pathological gambling in adolescents, which has major implications in therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is to investigate the digital game addiction in children between the ages of 9-11. This research, which is a descriptive study, has been conducted with the screening model. A total of 1100 students, which consist of 552 girls and 548 boys, from the 6 state schools (Mehmet Hüsnü Özyeğin, Erol Güngör, Süleyman Türkmani ve Sırrı Kardeş Primary Schools, and Cacabey and 23 Nisan Secondary Schools) affiliated to the Ministry of National Education in the province of Kırşehir participated in the research with the method of purposeful sampling. A 14-item digital game addiction scale developed by researchers was used in the study. Percentage, frequency, factor analysis and Chi-square test were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the conducted analyzes, it is seen that digital game addiction scores change according to gender and age. According to gender, there is a significant difference between girls' low addiction levels and boys' low addiction levels. It can be concluded that addiction level of boys is higher than the level of girls. According to the age, it is seen that the average and high level game addiction decreases while the low level game addiction increases as the age increases. In brief, the level of game addiction decreases as the age increases and this result is not accidental but significant. One of the most effective ways to cope with digital game addiction is to direct children to physical activities. However, parents, teachers and students should be informed about digital game addiction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]