One of the most common complaints among American parents today is children spending too much time on a computer or other electronic devices. This is especially true if the child spends several hours a day playing video games. Parents may begin to worry that gaming is more than just a waste of time. They fear it might become an addiction. The child could develop a strong desire or need to keep playing. Officials at the World Health Organization are worried, too. They say playing video games creates strong feelings of pleasure and reward in the brain. And in some cases, that can lead to addictive behavior. So, the WHO has listed "gaming disorder" as a mental health condition.
Title: Extreme Gaming a Mental Health 'Disorder'
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/who_report.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Extreme Gaming a Mental Health 'Disorder'' data-article-id='3214'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5583'>One of the most common complaints among American parents today</span> <span data-start-time='5583' data-end-time='12583'>is children spending too much time on a computer or other electronic devices.</span> <span data-start-time='12583' data-end-time='21208'>This is especially true if the child spends several hours a day playing video games.</span> <span data-start-time='21208' data-end-time='28792'>Parents may begin to worry that gaming is more than just a waste of time.</span> <span data-start-time='28792' data-end-time='32958'>They fear it might become an addiction.</span> <span data-start-time='32958' data-end-time='39729'>The child could develop a strong desire or need to keep playing.</span> <span data-start-time='39729' data-end-time='45229'>Officials at the World Health Organization are worried, too.</span> <span data-start-time='45229' data-end-time='53854'>They say playing video games creates strong feelings of pleasure and reward in the brain.</span> <span data-start-time='53854' data-end-time='59729'>And in some cases, that can lead to addictive behavior.</span> <span data-start-time='59729' data-end-time='67333'>So, the WHO has listed "gaming disorder" as a mental health condition.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/need_to_keep_playing.m4a'><span>need to keep playing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/feelings_of_pleasure.m4a'><span>feelings of pleasure</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/stimulus_to_alter_behavior.m4a'><span>stimulus to alter behavior</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/addiction_to_gaming.m4a'><span>addiction to gaming</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=11063 data-hint-location='59729' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/what_is_gaming_disorder.m4a'>What is gaming disorder?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a mental health condition'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/a_health_organization.m4a'><span>a health organization</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/a_mental_health_condition.m4a'><span>a mental health condition</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/parental_guidance.m4a'><span>parental guidance</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/a_new_diagnosis.m4a'><span>a new diagnosis</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=11064 data-hint-location='28792' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/parents_fear_it_may_become__blank_.m4a'>Parents fear it may become <span class='blank'>an addiction</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='an addiction'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/rewarding.m4a'><span>rewarding</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/an_addiction.m4a'><span>an addiction</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/more_important.m4a'><span>more important</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2654/a_waste_of_time.m4a'><span>a waste of time</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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