Rosen repeats throughout, suggests an author trying very hard to coin a term. Rosen offers solid, proven strategies to help us overcome the idisorder we all feel in our lives while still making use of all that technology offers. Larry rosen is past chair and professor emeritus of psychology at california state university, dominguez hills. This complex and challenging book provides clear and concise guidance when dealing with these issues. Rosen, a california psychologist, is less concerned with. The western worlds relationship with technology is enmeshed, as dr larry rosen argues in his book idisorder, and as such, it can cause significant problems in our psyche p. Rosen provides solid, proven strategies to help us overcome the idisorder we all feel in our lives, while still making use of all that technology offers. Rosen provides comprehensive coverage of many mental health issues facing our overuse of technology. Larry rosen, who lives in solana beach and is a psychology professor at cal state dominguez hills, thinks long and hard about what modern technology is doing for and to us. Rosens book, idisorder, tells us how not to let too much of a good thing. Understanding our obsession with technology and overcoming its hold on us by. Understanding our obsession with technology and overcoming its hold on us palgrave macmillan, 2012, 246 pages. Rosen 256 pages nonfiction this book was about emotional, psychological disorders that can be caused or be worsen by the overuse of modern technology. Larry rosen offers clear, downtoearth explanations for why many of us are suffering from an idisorder.
Larry rosen is past chair and professor of psychology at california state university, dominguez hills. He is a research psychologist and computer educator, and is. In his new book, larry rosen takes on our emerging and increasingly undeniable obsession with 21st century digital gadgetry. Based on decades of research and expertise in the psychology of technology, dr. Rosen, 97817278319, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Understanding our obsession with technology and overcoming its hold on us by larry rosen, nancy cheever, and. The western worlds relationship with technology is enmeshed, as dr larry rosen argues in his book idisorder, and as such, it can cause significant problems. These are some of the research questions answered at least provisionally in larry rosen s book idisorder, cowritten with his colleagues nancy cheever and mark carrier, all professors at california state university, dominguez hills.
Larry rosen takes readers on a thoughtprovoking tour of how new. Larry rosen defines the term idisorder as a disorder that makes changes to our brains ability to process information and to relate to the world due to our daily use of media and technology, thus resulting in signs and symptoms of actual psychological disorders rosen, 20. Understanding our obsession with technology and overcoming its hold on us larry d. Rosen california state is a recognized expert in the psychology of technology. As he did with the term technostress in his 1997 book by the same name, he has coined the term idisorder to describe societys growing obsession with technology.