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• E-personality
• Delusions of grandeur
• Narcissism
• Ordinary everyday viciousness
• Impulsivity
• Infantile regression and the tyranny of the emoticon
• Love and sex recalibrated
• The illusion of knowledge
• Internet addiction
• The end of privacy
• Marking time, making memories
• "Virtualism, " or the art of being more real than real.

"Whether sharing photos or following financial markets, many of us spend a shocking amount of time online. While the Internet can enhance well-being, [Stanford psychiatrist] Elias Aboujaoude has spent years treating patients whose lives have been profoundly disturbed by it. Part of the danger lies in how the Internet allows us to act with exaggerated confidence, sexiness, and charisma. This new self, which Aboujaoude dubs our "e-personality, " manifests itself in every curt email we send, Facebook "friend" we make, and "buy now" button we click. Too potent to be confined online, however, e-personality traits seep offline, too, making us impatient, unfocused, and urge-driven even after we log off. This first scrutiny of the virtual world's transformative power on our psychology shows us how real life is being reconfigured in the image of a chat room, and how our identity increasingly resembles that of our avatar"--From publisher description.

• E-personality
• Delusions of grandeur
• Narcissism
• Ordinary everyday viciousness
• Impulsivity
• Infantile regression and the tyranny of the emoticon
• Love and sex recalibrated
• The illusion of knowledge
• Internet addiction
• The end of privacy
• Marking time, making memories
• "Virtualism," or the art of being more real than real.

Whether sharing photos or following financial markets, we spend a shocking amount of time online. Virtually You offers a penetrating examination of the insidious effects of the Internet on our personalities-online and off. The Internet can enhance well-being but Elias Aboujaoude has spent years treating patients whose lives have been profoundly disturbed by it. Part of the danger lies in how the Internet allows us to act with exaggerated confidence, sexiness and charisma. This self, which Aboujaoude dubs our "e-personality", manifests itself in every curt e-mail we send, Facebook "friend" we make and "buy now" button we click. Too potent to be confined online, e-personality traits seep offline, making us impatient, unfocused and urge-driven. The first scrutiny of the virtual world's transformative power on our psychology, Virtually You shows how life is being reconfigured in the image of a chat room and how our identity increasingly resembles that of our avatar.
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• Acknowledgments Psychiatry by the Dumpster H2O under the Bridge A Greek Tragedy With Any Luck One Eternity Drive References Preface Index.
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In this compelling book, we meet a man who can't let anyone get within a certain distance of his nose, two kleptomaniacs from very different walks of life, an Internet addict who chooses virtual life over real life, a professor with a dangerous gambling habit, and others with equally debilitating compulsive conditions.Writing with compassion, humor, and a deft literary touch, Elias Aboujaoude, an expert on obsessive compulsive disorder and behavioral addictions, tells stories inspired by memorable patients he has treated, taking us from initial contact through the stages of the doctor-patient relationship. Into these interconnected vignettes Aboujaoude weaves his own personal experiences while presenting up-to-date, accessible medical information. Rich in both meaning and symbolism, "Compulsive Acts" is a journey of personal growth and hope that illuminates a fascinating yet troubling dimension of human experience as it explores a group of potentially disabling conditions that are too often suffered in silence and isolation.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Acknowledgments Psychiatry by the Dumpster H2O under the Bridge A Greek Tragedy With Any Luck One Eternity Drive References Preface Index.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

In this compelling book, we meet a man who can't let anyone get within a certain distance of his nose, two kleptomaniacs from very different walks of life, an Internet addict who chooses virtual life over real life, a professor with a dangerous gambling habit, and others with equally debilitating compulsive conditions.Writing with compassion, humor, and a deft literary touch, Elias Aboujaoude, an expert on obsessive compulsive disorder and behavioral addictions, tells stories inspired by memorable patients he has treated, taking us from initial contact through the stages of the doctor-patient relationship. Into these interconnected vignettes Aboujaoude weaves his own personal experiences while presenting up-to-date, accessible medical information. Rich in both meaning and symbolism, "Compulsive Acts" is a journey of personal growth and hope that illuminates a fascinating yet troubling dimension of human experience as it explores a group of potentially disabling conditions that are too often suffered in silence and isolation.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Psychiatry by the dumpster
• H2O under the bridge
• A Greek tragedy
• With any luck
• Eternity drive
• Onychophagia.

A description of a project to catalog a special collection of Arabic language medical books and manuscripts. A bibliography of the collection organized by place of publication is given.

• Compulsive buying : clinical aspects / Donald W. Black
• Compulsive buying : cultural contributors and consequences / April Lane Benson, Helga Dittmar, and Reeta Wolfsohn
• Kleptomania : clinical aspects / Lorrin M. Koran, Dana Bodnik, and Pinhas N. Dannon
• Kleptomania and the law / Brad Novak
• Pathological gambling : clinical aspects / Jon E. Grant and Brian L. Odlaug
• Pathological gambling : promoting risk, possessing ruin / Laura M. Letson
• Cash and casinos : an Indian perspective / Eileen M. Luna
• Trichotillomania : clinical aspects / Michael R. Walther, Benjamin T.P. Tucker, and Douglas W. Woods
• Trichotillomania : the view from dermatology / Drew Miller and Amy McMichael
• How to create a national advocacy organization / Christina S. Pearson
• Skin picking : clinical aspects / Celal Calikusu and Ozlem Tecer
• Skin picking : the view from dermatology / Rungsima Wanitphakdeedecha and Tina S.Alster
• Nail biting : clinical aspects / Timothy Ivor Williams
• Nail biting and other oral habits : a dental perspective / Sven E. Widmalm and Duane C. McKay
• Problematic internet use : clinical aspects / Timothy Liu and Marc N. Potenza
• Virtual violence : the games people play / Vladan Starcevic and Guy Porter
• Counseling in cyberspace : your e-therapist is on call / John H. Greist
• Hypersexuality : clinical aspects / Peer Briken, Andreas Hill, and Wolfgang Berner
• The sex industry : public vice, hidden victims / William M. Spice
• Intermittent explosive disorder : clinical aspects / Emil F. Coccaro and Michael S. McCloskey
• Violence against women : preventing a social scourge / Joan C. Chrisler and Sheila Ferguson
• Intimate partner violence : aggression at close quarters / Christy M. McKinney and Raul Caetano
• Pyromania : clinical aspects / Candice Germain and Michel Lejoyeux
• Arson : choking off the flames / Paul Schwartzman.