Jogos e produções audiovisuais: o limite entre o bem e o mal

Eduardo Birman; Hewdy Lobo Ribeiro; Julia Machado Khoury

doi:10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2021.581

Authors

Eduardo Birman Médico psiquiatra, Especialista em Psiquiatria pela ABP, Mestre em Direito - Filosofia da Justiça e Direitos Humanos - Professor Assistente da UNIFASE - Faculdade de Medicina de Petrópolis na disciplina de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1784-6752
Hewdy Lobo Ribeiro Médico psiquiatra, Especialista em Psiquiatria pela ABP e Diretor e Fundador da Vida Mental Serviços Médicos
Julia Machado Khoury Médica psiquiatra, associada titular da ABP, professora universitária Mestre e Doutora em Medicina Molecular pela UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25118/issn.2965-1832.2021.581

Keywords:

mental health, technology addiction, electronic game addiction

Abstract

Understanding the effects of games and audiovisual productions on people's mental health, especially children and adolescents, has been the objective of several studies. While technology can positively impact behavior, such as stimulating quick thinking, teamwork and decision-making, there are also negative influences: after all, violence, even if fictional, can really influence people's behavior? Although some experts argue that just consuming these types of content is not a trigger for violence in itself, it can awaken aggression in those who already have this predisposition.