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The Skinner Box Effect -- Sexual Addiction And Online PornographyThe author of the book The Skinner Box Effect -- Sexual Addiction and Online Pornography is T. M. Grundner, Doctor of Education. The subject of the book is evident from its title. The following is quoted from the back cover of the book: - These are the facts:
- 1. Among the millions of people on the Internet there exists a significant percentage for whom online pornography is not, and never will be, a "recreational pursuit". Rather it is, or soon will become, an addiction.
- 2. Researchers and clinicians have established that pornography addiction contains all the characteristics of any other kind of addiction: mood alteration, compulsion, dependency, the need for higher and more exotic "doses", and withdrawal symptoms when the person tries to stop.
- 3. Because of the "Skinner Box Effect", pornography on the Internet is different and far more virulent than the customary forms. The reason is that it derives its potency from both the content of what is seen and from the way it is presented to the user by the technology itself.
- For those suffering from the problem, Dr. Grundner provides a series of behavioral and spiritual techniques to help stop the downward spiral. Over 30 personal accounts are presented -- taken directly from the Internet itself -- of the pain, suffering, loss of jobs, and failed marriages that have resulted from online pornography and sexual addiction.
- This book is a warning, but one which contains a large measure of hope.
About the author (also quoted from the back cover): - Dr. Tom Grundner was a pioneer in the development of Internet applications. In 1995 he was named by Newsweek Magazine as one of the "50 Most Influential People in Cyberspace". Considered the father of community networking, his "Free-Net" community computer systems paved the way for many of the Internet services we now take for granted.
See also: pornography addiction. External link *The book is available at Amazon.com.
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