Sherry Turkle (born 1948) is a clinical psychologist and a professor of Science, Technology and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Born in New York City, New York (USA) she has focused her research on psychoanalysis and culture and on the psychology of people's relationship with technology, especially computer technology and computer addiction. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Clinical psychology is the application of psychology to problematic mental distress in a health and social care context. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a private research university located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. MIT is one of the worlds leading research institutions in science and technology. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham [2], Metropolis Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq. ... // Psychoanalysis is a family of psychological theories and methods based on the pioneering work of Sigmund Freud. ... The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... ... A computer is a machine designed for manipulating data according to a list of instructions known as a program. ... It has been suggested that game addiction be merged into this article or section. ...

In The Second Self Turkle uses mainly Jean Piaget's psychology discourse to discuss how children learn about computers, and how this affects their and our minds. Jean Piaget (August 9, 1896 – September 16, 1980) was a Swiss Natural Scientist and developmental psychologist, famous for his work with children and his theory of cognitive development. ...

In Life on the Screen, she claims that misrepresenting oneself in a Multi-User Dungeon (situation) may be therapeutic. As far as women and computers are concerned, Turkle points out women's "non-linear" approach to the technology, calling it "soft mastery" and "bricolage" (as opposed to the "hard mastery" of linear, abstract thinking and computer programming). She also considers the problems that arise when using MUDs. One problem that arises is that of the differentiation between real life and internet crimes that are committed. She questions the ferocity and dangers of online "rape" because of the different responses she has seen to the occurences. Another problem she talks about is what happens when underage children present themselves as people above the age of 18. This leads to the problem of adults having relationships with children posing as older people. Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet is a study of how people interact with machines and some of the consequences for the way people use these computers by clinical psychologist and professor Sherry Turkle. ... This article is about a type of online computer game. ... Look up Therapy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Therapy (in Greek: θεραπεία) or treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a diagnosis. ... Bricolage – from the French-language verb bricoler, meaning to tinker or to fiddle – is that languages equivalent of the English phrase do-it-yourself. Bricolage is also often contrasted to engineering: building by trial and error rather than based on theory. ...

Turkle has been referred to as "cybershrink" by parts of the media.

Books

• Psychoanalytic Politics: Jacques Lacan and Freud's French Revolution (1978)
• The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit (1984)
• Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet (1995) (paperback ISBN 0684833484)

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References

• Meneses, J. (2006). Ten Years of (Everyday) Life on the Screen: A Critical Re-reading of the Proposal of Sherry Turkle

External links

• Bio
• Sherry Turkle's homepage
• Review of Life on the Screen published in [Socialism Today]
• Interview
• Detailed interview at priory.com