FACEHOOKED

Now that the number of Facebook users worldwide has exceeded 1 billion, there is no denying that Facebook is here to stay but is it a good thing? A few years ago Dr. Suzana Flores, a clinical psychologist, realized that at least once a day one of her clients would bring up a Facebook-related problem. Fascinated by the growing effect Facebook had on her clients', she spent the last three years interviewing Facebook users of all ages to see if she could gain insight into the negative (and positive) effects of sharing personal information through various social networks. In FACEHOOKED, she focuses on 8 of the problems most commonly found on Facebook (including controversial topics such as self-esteem, privacy, peer pressure and stalking) and provides readers with practical tools to help identify and to avoid unhealthy behaviors. Written in an accessible way with more than a dozen real case histories, FACEHOOKED is an important read for anyone who wants to understand the impact that social media can have on our psychological and social well-being and for those of us looking for healthier connections in our increasingly electronic social world.

Dr. Suzana Flores is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 10 years of experience. A social-media expert and commentator, she is sought after as a speaker on national and international newscasts, podcasts, radio and TV shows. Before working in private practice, she served as Lead Clinician at Carolinas Healthcare System, the Director of Counseling at the Illinois Institute of Art and as Adjunct Professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Visit Dr. Flores at http://drsuzanaflores.com/

You can hear a great interview with the author under:
https://soundcloud.com/afternoonshiftwbez/psychologist-suzana-flores-examines-psychological-problems-caused-by-social-media-in-facehooked