Published: 2018-04-06

Selected problems of compulsive behavior: addiction to shopping

Iryna Kurlak
Pedagogical Forum
Section: Articles and essays
https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2018.1.16

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present a multi-faceted phenomenon of shopaholism as one of the leading behavioral addictions in modern times.

The text addresses the issues of definition and typological behavioral addictions. Different definitions of the phenomenon of shopaholism are presented. The scale of this phenomenon is determined in chosen developed countries in the world and in Poland. It analyzes the causes and symptoms of shopaholism as a dangerous mental disorder, as well as the stages of its development. The characteristics of victims of compulsive buying, as well as methods of diagnosis of shopaholics are described. The effects of the phenomenon are analyzed in different spheres. The ways of social support of disturbed persons, their treatment and therapy are analyzed.

Keywords:

shopaholism, compulsive buying, behavioral addiction, mental disorder, causes, symptoms, phases, effects, therapy

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Kurlak, I. (2018). Selected problems of compulsive behavior: addiction to shopping. Pedagogical Forum, 8(1), 229–249. https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2018.1.16

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