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Monitor on Psychology
Volume 31, No. 4, April 2000
 
On the record

Heard in this issue...

"Not everyone is going to like this kind
of interaction. But it will take its place
among the psychotherapy offered today,
like group therapy versus one-on-one
therapy."

--John Grohol, co-founder of Mental
Health Net, on the future of
psychotherapy offered over
the Web.

 

"Online relationships begin on the basis of similar interests and values. They allow people to bypass physical appearance and other 'gating' mechanisms that might prevent them from even giving the other person the time of day in real life."

--Katelyn Y.A. McKenna, a New York University psychological researcher, on the pluses of forming relationships online, page 21.

 

"Women get into trouble at the same rate as men. The Internet gives them more freedom, but it also gives them more freedom to get into trouble."

--Alvin Cooper, training coordinator at Stanford University's counseling and psychological services center, on problems with sexual addictions online, page 24.






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