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A Workshop on Behavioral Addictions was Held at the 2nd Psychological Counseling and Guidance Days

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A Workshop on Behavioral Addictions was Held at the 2nd Psychological Counseling and Guidance Days


On 25.04.2024, a workshop on Behavioral Addictions was held by Nurten ELKİN, Coordinator of Fighting Addiction and Head of Child Development Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences, for psychological counseling and guidance experts working under the Ministry of National Education, within the scope of "Psychological Counseling and Guidance Days".


1aAfter introducing the ELKİN workshop by talking about the definition of addictions and addiction examples, she explained the scope of the workshop. After introducing the definition of behavioral addiction, she asked the experts whether they had encountered examples of behavioral addiction in the groups they worked with and underlined that behavioral addictions are a frequently seen problem today.

Talking about the nature of addictions and the cycle of addiction, ELKİN explained behavioral addictions such as smartphone addiction, gambling addiction, food addiction, game and exercise addiction by giving examples from scientific studies. She stated that the factors that cause addiction can be very diverse and that preventive health services play a very critical role in preventing addictions, and that specialists who work one-on-one with children have a great responsibility.

Finally, the questions of the workshop participants were answered and the workshop was concluded by distributing brochures explaining the addiction cycle to the participants.


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