1_Gaming does not cause bad behaviour/violence

1_Gaming does not cause bad behaviour/violence

1. Therapeutic purposes

   • - Therapy or healing illness
   • - Neuroplasticity
     • Brain's characteristic capacity to redesign and rebuild itself to make up for a hidden mind injury and to open new useful potential 
   • -Repetition helps motor movement (for the people that has problems with motor)
     • -Encourages movements (brain activity as well)
   • -Motivation and reward system
     • -Plot/leveling/new items
   • -Encourages being social - decrease anxiety
   • -Can manage emotions

2. Psychological view

   • Genetics
     • -The MAOA (2R) gene has been linked in many violent crime
       • - Enzyme monoamine oxidase A, which is important for controlling the amount of dopamine and serotonin in the brain   
     • -Two other Dopamine genes were linked to bad behaviour
     • -Negative factors can shape genetics
   • Environmental Factors
     • School
       • -Failing Grades
       • -No friends
       • -Being bullied
     • Family and Peers/Friends
       • -No acceptance or not loved
       • -Doing things out of character
         • -Peer pressure
       • -Abuse
   • -Possibly already mental unstable from the beginning
   • -STRESS is one the biggest factor
   • -Self-Control

3. Catharsis/Correspondence to life

   • Catharsis:  Purification of emotions or relieving of emotional tensions
   • -Entertainment
   • -Making new friends
   • -Becoming more social
   • -Escaping reality (when life is rough)
   • -Relieve stress
   • -Learning about history or new information

4. Studies/News

   • Logic: If violent video games skyrocketed through sales, the crime rate would also go up, but instead the crime rate is decreased
   • -Crime rate has been decreased over 30% (2014)
   • -Violent video game sales have been rising and booming
     • -More violent games are being made