Monday, April 20, 2009

journal assessment

Internet addiction: college student case study using best practices in cognitive behavior therapy.

Publication: Journal of Mental Health Counseling

Publication Date: 01-OCT-01

Author: Hall, Alex S. ; Parsons, Jeffrey

The Journal entry i would believe to be a credible source for the fact that the entry is in a journal but i do have some doubt as to the information provided.My doubts are based on the issues with the given information that is also stated by the entry itself. The entry states that the information i based off of "
limited scientific research and competing or poorly defined constructs ". Another reason for doubt is also because of the publication date of 2001. The entry is old but none the less does provide useful information.

It speaks of disorders that are caused by internet usage. Not only does it provide a description of the disorder but also presents a list of criteria that an individual must meet in order to be diagnosed with one of the disorders. The info could be useful if i decide to do the essay on the subject of how sites affect our personality or our daily life, still undecided on my topic actually. ugh

1 comment:

  1. i used a journal entry similar to this. I used a journal entry from the journal of medicine. It seems when these journals have to do with health or medicine, they seem authoritative and reliable. I like this source enough that i may even use it for my own thesis.

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