Pornography addiction is a hypothesized form of sexual addiction defined by its proponents as a condition resulting from the overuse or abuse of pornography.^[1] It is not mentioned in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Sexual addiction (sexual compulsion)—a postulated form of psychological addiction—is a hotly debated topic with numerous critics and evidence on both sides of the debate. ... Porn redirects here. ... The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual published by the American Psychiatric Association The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a handbook for mental health professionals that lists different categories of mental disorder and the criteria for diagnosing them, according to the publishing organization the American Psychiatric Association. ...

General definition

I LOVE PORN. Pornography addiction could be defined as a psychological addiction to, or dependence upon, pornography, theoretically characterized by obsessive viewing, reading, and thinking about pornography and sexual themes to the detriment of other areas of one's life.^{[citation needed]} Psychological addiction, as opposed to physiological addiction, is a persons need to use a drug out of desire for the effects it produces, rather than to relieve withdrawal symptoms. ... Porn redirects here. ...

Pornography addiction according to Irons and Schneider

Formal criteria have been suggested along lines strictly analogous to the DSM criteria for alcohol and other substance addictions.^[2] This article cites Goodman (1990), who compared the DSM criteria lists for various addictive disorders and derived these general characteristics: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual published by the American Psychiatric Association The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a handbook for mental health professionals that lists different categories of mental disorder and the criteria for diagnosing them, according to the publishing organization the American Psychiatric Association. ...

• Recurrent failure to resist impulses to engage in a specified behavior
• Increasing sense of tension immediately prior to initiating the behavior
• Pleasure or relief at the time of engaging in the behavior
• At least five of the following:
  • Frequent preoccupation with the behavior or with activity that is preparatory to the behavior
  • Frequent engaging in the behavior to a greater extent or over a longer period than intended
  • Repeated efforts to reduce, control, or stop the behavior
  • A great deal of time spent in activities necessary for the behavior, engaging in the behavior, or recovering from its effects
  • Frequent engaging in the behavior when expected to fulfill occupational, academic, domestic or social obligations
  • Important social, occupational, or recreational activities given up or reduced because of the behavior
  • Continuation of the behavior despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent social, financial, psychological, or physical problem that is caused or exacerbated by the behavior
  • Tolerance: need to increase the intensity or frequency of the behavior in order to achieve the desired effect, or diminished effect with continued behavior of the same intensity
  • Restlessness or irritability if unable to engage in the behavior
• Some symptoms of the disturbance have persisted for at least one month, or have occurred repeatedly over a longer period of time

These criteria can be applied to almost any behavior, and would seem to characterize an excessive and uncontrollable involvement regardless of the particular behavior. They thus provide one possible definition of pornography addiction.

Online pornography addiction

porn shouldnt be illegal Online pornography addiction involves pornography obtained via the Internet. Psychologists who support this concept argue that it is stronger, and more addictive, than ordinary pornography addiction because of its wide availability, explicitness, and the privacy that online viewing offers.^{[citation needed]} In order to satisfy their addiction, addicts are said to regularly spend extended periods of time searching the internet for new or increasingly hardcore pornography.^[1]

Use of content control and monitoring

Some clinicians and support organizations recommend using voluntary content control mechanisms (also known as "Internet filters" and "censorware"), internet monitoring, or both as a tool in the treatment of purportedly excessive online pornography use.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]} DansGuardian blocking whitehouse. ...

Sex researcher Alvin Cooper and colleagues suggested several reasons for using filters as a therapeutic measure, including curbing accessibility that facilitates problematic behavior and encouraging clients to develop coping and relapse prevention strategies.^[3] Cognitive therapist Mary Anne Layden suggested that filters may be useful in maintaining environmental control.^[7] Internet behavior researcher David Delmonico noted that, despite their limitations, filters may serve as a "frontline of protection."^[4]

Filters that target pornography have been included in computer operating systems such as Linux and are sold as stand-alone applications and devices such as Integard, Optenet PC, Netmop, SmartFilter, and BeSafeOnline. Some Internet service providers such as Integrity Online and OpenDNS provide content control as a network service. This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... OpenDNS is a free DNS resolution service. ...

Skeptics of pornography addiction

There is some dispute about whether pornography addiction actually exists, and if so, whether it has harmful effects.^{[citation needed]} One popular argument against this form of addiction is that many people regularly watch pornography and still lead productive lives. Critics argue that people who regularly view pornography are able to have normal relationships and are not desensitized to less stimulating materials.^{[citation needed]}

Some mental health professionals who specialize in the treatment of pornography problems, such as author and researcher Rory C. Reid, LCSW, contend that such behavior reflects problems with affective regulation and that individuals turn to pornography as a way of disassociating from their inability to process uncomfortable or unpleasant emotions. Reid argues that brain regions implicated in sexual arousal can be suppressed when individuals cognitively reappraise erotic stimulus and attach different meanings and interpretations to such content. Reid states that if such patients were legitimately addicted to pornography their ability to cognitively suppress activation of cortical structures such as the nucleus accumbens in the corpus striatum would not be physiologically possible.^[10] Look up affect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Cortex. ... The nucleus accumbens (NAcc), also known as the accumbens nucleus or as the nucleus accumbens septi (Latin for nucleus leaning against the septum), is a collection of neurons located where the head of the caudate and the anterior portion of the putamen meet just lateral to the septum pellucidum. ... The corpus striatum is composed of the caudate nucleus and the putamen. ...

See also

• Anti-pornography movement
• Celibacy
• Compulsive gambling
• Internet addiction disorder
• Philosophy of sex
• Sexual addiction
• Sexual ethics
• Craving

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References

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External links

• People who feel victimized by porn: Let's give them sympathy, not a Congressional hearing by sex therapist Marty Klein, Ph. D.
• Statement of Daniel Linz, Ph.D. on The Science Behind Pornography Addiction
• Old Temptation and the Internet Pornography
• http://www.pornaddicthubby.com/index.html Relationship Rescue for Wives and Girlfriends of Men with Internet Porn Addictions.
• http://www.throughtheflame.org Support forum for Porn Addiction.
• http://www.freedombeginshere.org Resources for dealing with pornography addiction.

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