• My psychologist says that violent games have no effect on me. (or people of my age).
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Ive been diagnosed with slight Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder about a month ago. I told my parents I wanted to be diagnose and helped, and they marked me a consult. I was diagnosed with it. So after talking about the disorder itself, which I learned to control in the last 2 years by myself, I asked him about his opinion on violent games, and what influence would they cause on 16 year old like me. He said that there's no real problem. A person of my age, from 13 and beyond has already most of its personality developed, so the games won't bring me any harm. He also made clear that the violence on video game isn't bigger than the violence that I see on a football game: They are both ways of letting free your instincts and releasing your violence. He considers violence a part of ourselves, which we focus on different things: Gamers on games, writers on writing, etc. The problem exists if that violence is directed towards other people or yourself. If it isn't, its perfectly normal. He also told me that the so called studies about video games increasing violence are biased. He pointed out that this studies focus on whenever teens that have violent behavior also play games, but never consider the social environment and economic status, which are one of the most important facts. In conclusion, he tells me that games influence me neither positively nor negatively. Being a psychologist, he feels afraid to say this out loud, because it defies the convictions of uninformed parents which the less they know about something, the more sure they are. Lets say I decided to shot someone at school, everyone would quickly blame the psychologist for letting the kid play those games. My psychologist thinks there's no relation in violent behavior and violent video games. If you've ever been to a psychologist, what was his opinion? Even if you haven't, what is your opinion? Share it with us. Oh, and sorry for the bad spelling. I honestly did by best, but English isn't really my mother language. Anyways, I hope it was worth reading. TL:DR: My Psychologist thinks violent behavior has nothing to do with violent behavior, share your opinion.
no shit
I like your psychologist. Maybe you can go play MW2 or something.
I agree with your psychologist. I play lots of violent video games and I wouldn't harm a fly.
Your psychologist is a Halo addict.
Like most things, it all depends on your enviroment.
[QUOTE=Whatwhat1337;19540734]I like your psychologist. Maybe you can go play MW2 or something.[/QUOTE] I bought MW2 1 day after the consult, simply to annoy my parents, who thought violent games were created by the devil itself : )
I don't think it's too hard to discern what's acceptable in a videogame with what's acceptable in reality. I play GTA4, that doesn't mean I make it a habit to steal cars and kill hookers. :v:
I'd ask my psychologist but my next appointment is the 25th :saddowns:.
My therapist says about the same thing. She also supports the legalization of weed. :iia:
In my AP Psychology class my teacher said it only affects younger kids who have no idea of the stuff. But that applies to the ones around age 5 or 6, anything higher doesn't really do much to affect the kids head. It's dumb how the news gets some random psychologist to say video games makes kids of all ages to become extremely violent despite the fact many know it only affects a certain age. [editline]06:14PM[/editline] But really, it all depends on what environment you're growing up in. Some kids do get violent when playing games, depending on how they're raised and other factors that go to it.
Your psychologist sounds cool. All my psychologist does is try to talk to me about my feelings. Heh, like that'll do anything about my depression. Gimmie the anti-depressants that are shaped like Flintstones characters.
If you're exposed to something enough times it eventually stops having an effect on you, that's why doctors can laugh at dead people and I find corpses disturbing. Desensetisation isn't the same thing as knowing how to differentiate between the implications and ramifications of acting violently in pixel land and in real life though. You kill a guy in GTA and you can just drive off and think nothing more of it, you do the same thing in your home town and you know the cops are gonna come and get you. Common sense. The kids that go out a-murderin' generally don't have the brain cells to realise that most rappers who yak about stabbing people with bullets are a lot of fakes and phonies who wouldn't be where they are today if they had killed as many people as they say they do. More power to them I say, idiots chlorinate the gene pool for us.
[QUOTE=Alex9325;19541575]In my AP Psychology class my teacher said it only affects younger kids who have no idea of the stuff. But that applies to the ones around age 5 or 6, anything higher doesn't really do much to affect the kids head. It's dumb how the news gets some random psychologist to say video games makes kids of all ages to become extremely violent despite the fact many know it only affects a certain age. [editline]06:14PM[/editline] But really, it all depends on what environment you're growing up in. Some kids do get violent when playing games, depending on how they're raised and other factors that go to it.[/QUOTE] Or maybe they don't make psychologists say video games are bad. made the psychologists say video games don't do anything/much but the news warp/chops the footage to make it seem like they did. :tinfoil:
I haven't been to a shrink, but I strongly believe that violent games/sports (wrestling, Call Of Duty, etc.) are a way of releasing anger.
[QUOTE=rosar098;19542649]I haven't been to a shrink, but I strongly believe that violent games/sports (wrestling, Call Of Duty, etc.) are a way of releasing anger.[/QUOTE] When I play Call of Duty, I'm usually much more pissed than I was before :gonk:
You have pretty good english, but here are a few tips: In conclusion, he tells me that games are neither good nor bad;(colons precede lists in separate clauses, semicolons separate two related but separate clauses) they will(there was a double negative here) [ul]cause me neither a bad influence nor a good influence[/ul]. Example of a correct colon usage: We will need the following: butter, milk, and eggs. Another example of correct semicolon usage: He was shunned by his family; he dishonored them. This sentence could also be written as "He was shunned by his family because he dishonored them" or "He was shunned by his family. He dishonored them." Any is correct; it's just personal preference. As for that underlined portion, I'm not sure why but it sounds wrong. Perhaps use "influence me neither positively nor negatively." Rate me box if I am wrong. [editline]10:42PM[/editline] Also, I have always believed that video games do not influence people to kill at all. Perhaps murderers are attracted to the violence.
Every shrink and doctor I have spoken to is pro legalization of marijuana, and I've spoken to a lot of doctors. The thing is you have all the experts who know the truth, and all the idiots who think they know the truth when in reality they are wrong, and then deny reality no matter what facts are presented.
:wtc: does everyone go to a psychologist ?
[QUOTE=Cuel;19543876]:wtc: does everyone go to a psychologist ?[/QUOTE] Yeah, most people go to them. A lot of people for help with depression, ADD, OCD, anxiety.
Man, I go to a school (inside a school) that has a bunch of cool teachers that are kind of like hippies. They all play video games, ride bikes to school, some of them are vegheads. But they all play video games through either a computer or through the 360/ps3. THEY ARE FUCKING GOOD. we even get to talk about games during the warmup and they tell us their scores and stuff. anyway op. i've been exposed to violence a lot from gangs down the street (i'm 1 block bove the ghetto neighborhood) to video games. one of my old teachers was a psychiatrist. i talked to her about my life and stuff, she was fucking awesome and told me that it's perfectly normal for children to be exposed to violence. kids 3-5 shouldn't be exposed though because they soak up many different emotions at that age.
i'm majoring in psychology and i wanna be one of those cool ones that let you play games throughout the whole session and whatever other shit cool psychologists do.
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;19543163]You have pretty good english, but here are a few tips: In conclusion, he tells me that games are neither good nor bad;(colons precede lists in separate clauses, semicolons separate two related but separate clauses) they will(there was a double negative here) [ul]cause me neither a bad influence nor a good influence[/ul]. Example of a correct colon usage: We will need the following: butter, milk, and eggs. Another example of correct semicolon usage: He was shunned by his family; he dishonored them. This sentence could also be written as "He was shunned by his family because he dishonored them" or "He was shunned by his family. He dishonored them." Any is correct; it's just personal preference.[/QUOTE] [quote=Kurt Vonnegut]Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college. [/quote]
I fucking love your psychologist.
Sounds like a pretty cool guy. [QUOTE=Destroyertf;19540714]Being a psychologist, he feels afraid to say this out loud, because it defies the convictions of uninformed parents which the less they know about something, the more sure they are. [/QUOTE] Quoted for fucking truth. Just like Alice Cooper, and Marylin Manson, and especially Elvis, they less parents know and understand about something the more they convince themselves it is somehow harmful and evil. Nevermind the legion of talk show hosts and "experts" milking parent's instinct to protect their kids by constantly reinforcing their groundless convictions.
p cool psychologist.
[QUOTE=RichardCQ;19541523]My therapist says about the same thing. She also supports the legalization of weed. :iia:[/QUOTE] I guess medical weed makes her job easier. Stressed? Have some weed.
"Hi FP I'm a social reject and have some minor mental issue let me tell you about it"
[QUOTE=Aman V;19546489]"Hi FP I'm a social reject and have some minor mental issue let me tell you about it"[/QUOTE] good one
My sociology teacher used to be a psychologist, from what he has told me, violence on television and games only effects younger kids (4-10) in terms of personality, where there is little parental intervention (such as leaving the kids in front of the tv from after school until bedtime). This is where kids could pick up habits like cussing, etc. But if the kid goes out and starts beating people to death he had far deeper issues than tv could cause. Teenagers are just to developed to have something like these things effect you.
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