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Book written in French
Before we are born and until the end of our lives, human beings are images on screens, especially since we become screen users as soon as we are physically able.
Screens are now ubiquitously present in our lives but still inspire numerous fears in both parents and professionals... despite the fact that, under certain conditions, they have been shown to be enriching.
Under the supervision of Patrice Huerre, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and Chairman of the virtual institute, this collective work asks questions about the digital world that is ours and on its many and varied implications for our daily lives, leisure activities, the care we receive and the way we perceive the world in which we live.
Avoiding the pitfalls of both mollycoddling and scare-mongering, this book attempts to identify more clearly the potential advantages the digital world can bring us, in terms of healthcare, education, teaching and, of course, leisure, without failing to list their potential risks for the more vulnerable amongst us.
CONTENTS :
1. The interactive screen as a mirror for the new media magic
2. Losing. Poker and the digital world.
3. The digital psyche. On the porosity of the frontiers between the virtual and the real
4. Should we be wary of screens for our teenagers?
5. The moral condemnation of video games as political best-sellers
6. The unborn baby and the ultrasound screen: information or propaganda?
7. Playing to cure – really?
8. Medical imaging – the stakes
9. Shrinks and media: a honey trap, a moral drift
10. Can we learn using screens?
11. Video games during the teenage years: did anyone mention an addiction to the virtual
12. On-line therapies: where the future lies?
Epilogue. Be careful of what you wish for
