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Shopaholic
A shopaholic is someone with a shopping addiction. Shopaholic can also refer to: *An informal term for someone with a compulsive buying disorder * ''Shopaholic'' (novels), a series of books written by Sophie Kinsella ** ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (film), a 2009 film adaptation of'' The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic ''The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' (2000) (released in the United States and India as ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'') is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, the first in the Shopaholic series. It focuses on Becky Bloomwood, a finan ...'', the first book in the Shopaholic novels series * ''Shopahholic'' (TV series), a Norwegian television series broadcast by TV3 *'' The Shopaholics'', a 2006 Hong Kong film. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopping Addiction
Shopping addiction is characterized by an eagerness to purchase unnecessary or superfluous things and a lack of impulse control when it comes to shopping. It is a concept similar to compulsive buying disorder (''oniomania''), but usually has a more psychosocial perspective, or is viewed as a drug-free addiction like Gambling addiction, addiction to gambling, Internet addiction disorder, Internet, or Video game addiction, video games. However, there is "still debate on whether other less recognized forms of impulsive behaviors, such as compulsive buying [...] can be conceptualized as addictions." Behavioural manifestations There are three kinds of behavioural manifestations of shopping addiction, with different repercussions. These can be displayed together or independently and in more or less intense ways. Nevertheless, they are closely related and appear joined in people who seriously suffer from this disorder. First is the attraction towards the consumer Stimulus (physiology), s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compulsive Buying Disorder
Compulsive buying disorder (CBD) is characterized by an obsession with shopping and buying behavior that causes adverse consequences. It "is experienced as a recurring, compelling and irresistible–uncontrollable urge, in acquiring goods that lack practical utility and very low cost resulting in excessive, expensive and time-consuming retail activity hat istypically prompted by negative affectivity" and results in "gross social, personal and/or financial difficulties". Most people with CBD meet the criteria for a personality disorder. Compulsive buying can also be found among people with Parkinson's disease or frontotemporal dementia. Compulsive buying-shopping disorder is classified by the ICD-11 among "other specified impulse control disorders". Several authors have considered compulsive shopping rather as a variety of dependence disorder. The DSM-5 did not include compulsive buying disorder in its chapter concerning substance-related and addictive disorders, since there is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopaholic (novels)
''Shopaholic'' is a series of novels written by the UK author Sophie Kinsella, who also writes under her real name Madeleine Wickham. The books follow protagonist Becky Bloomwood, Rebecca Bloomwood, an idealistic, but intelligent and hard-working financial journalist through her adventures in shopping and life. Each book typically centers around a large shift in Becky's personal or work life and details the trouble that ensues as a result of her quirky personality and unrealistic goals. As of October 2019, the series has ten books. The novel series has been optioned by a Hollywood studio, with the first Shopaholic film being released 13 February 2009. The Books *''The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' (2000) also published as ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (2001) *''Shopaholic Abroad'' (2001) also published as ''Shopaholic Takes Manhattan'' (2002) *''Shopaholic Ties the Knot'' (2002) *''Shopaholic & Sister'' (2004) *''Shopaholic & Baby'' (2007) *''Mini Shopaholic'' (2010) *''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Kinsella
Madeleine Sophie Wickham, known by her pen name Sophie Kinsella, is an English author. The first two novels in her best-selling ''Shopaholic'' series, '' The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' and '' Shopaholic Abroad'', were adapted into the film '' Confessions of a Shopaholic'' (2009). Her books have sold over 40 million copies in more than 60 countries and have been translated into over 40 languages. Early life Madeleine Sophie Wickham is the eldest sister of fellow writers, Gemma and Abigail Townley. She was educated at Putney High School, St Mary's School, Shaftesbury and Sherborne School for Girls. She graduated from New College, Oxford, where she initially studied Music, but after a year switched to Politics, Philosophy and Economics ( PPE). She worked as a financial journalist (including for ''Pensions World'') before turning to writing fiction. Life and career At the age of 24, Kinsella wrote her first novel, which was published when she was 26. ''The Tennis Party'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions Of A Shopaholic (film)
''Confessions of a Shopaholic'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy film based on the first two entries in the '' Shopaholic'' series of novels by Sophie Kinsella. Directed by P. J. Hogan, the film stars Isla Fisher as the shopaholic journalist and Hugh Dancy as her boss. Plot Shopping addict Rebecca Bloomwood lives in New York City with her best friend Suze and works as a journalist for a gardening magazine, but dreams of joining fashion magazine ''Alette''. On the way to an interview with ''Alette'', she tries to purchase a green scarf, but her credit card is declined. Rebecca offers to buy all the hot dogs from a hot dog stand with a check if the vendor gives her back change in cash, claiming that the scarf is a gift for her sick aunt. The vendor refuses, but another customer gives her the $20 she needs for the scarf. Rebecca arrives and learns that the position has been filled internally, but that there is an open position with the financial magazine ''Successful Saving''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Dreamworld Of A Shopaholic
''The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic'' (2000) (released in the United States and India as ''Confessions of a Shopaholic'') is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, the first in the Shopaholic series. It focuses on Becky Bloomwood, a financial journalist who is in serious debt due to her shopping addiction. Plot summary Becky Bloomwood lives in a flat in Fulham, London, owned by her best friend Suze's wealthy, aristocratic parents. She works as a financial journalist for ''Successful Savings'' magazine, which she dislikes. Becky admits to knowing little about personal finance, and is thousands of pounds in debt due to reckless spending on designer homeware, clothes and beauty products, which she rationalizes as 'investments' or 'absolute necessities'. The novel is punctuated by reminder letters from her various banks (and in particular the Endwich Bank, run by a certain Derek Smeath). Despite this, she still receives letters offering her credit and department store car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopaholic (TV Series)
''Shopaholic'' is a Norwegian television series first broadcast on TV3 in 2004.'Shopaholic', ''TV3.com'' Retrieved 2 January 2009. Pia Haraldsen
Pia Renate Haraldsen (born Pia Renate Strømsnes 1 August 1981) is a Norway, Norwegian TV personality, comedian and author, most known for her interviews on the Norwegian TV show ''Rikets Røst''.
She is the daughter of Jasmin Haraldsen, who was ... and Hilde Marstrander judged consumer products on this shopping program.
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