Internet Addiction Book Review

When the first recognize social media site, Six Degrees, was created in 1997. It was beginning of the age where people now can not only upload their profile and make friends with other online users but it also the where we opened the Pandora Box in the digital world.

As revealed within Fahrenheit 451, “If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you’ll never learn” (Bradbury 45). When someone refuses to question their opinions and actions, they are blind to all other possibilities and outcomes. At a small scale, there is likely little impact from naivete. However, ignorance can lead to misunderstandings on a much larger scale, including world governments, which can often lead to war. Technology is one source of ignorance encouragement. With the growing prevalence of technology, humanity is growing dependent on this resource and becoming dehumanized. Many accept this loss, but there are some that wish to restore the past’s lack of immediate access to information, which they

The dawn of the technology age is upon us as tech and social media companies such as Apple, YouTube and Instagram are slowly taking over our lives. With new filters, apps, and updates coming out in constant streams, technology and its impact start to become a norm. Researchers explore the effect of technology use, finding significant data to support the fact that surfing the web, playing video games or checking social media gives one the same high as taking a drug like heroin. Although it seems to have a negative effect, it has led to falling numbers of cocaine, hallucinogens, ecstasy users within teenagers (Richtel). Experts believe that the constant technology use may be the cause; with the constant use taking up teens’ lives, there is no

What if the internet came with a warning label which read: ‘Caution: frequent use may cause cognitive decline, depression and addiction’, would you still use it? Consider that the internet has replaced caffeine as our most commonly used mood altering substance, and it’s an addictive one too. The idea that our brain can be reshaped by the internet was first thoroughly explored by Pulitzer prize finalist author, Nicholas Carr in his thought provoking book, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. Drawing on his theories, this essay expands on Carr’s hypothesis to explain that not only is the the internet effecting our cognition, but that it is also encouraging the development

Problem: As a society, we are beginning to see that biological parents are not taking an active role in the juvenile justice system, or simply not as active as one would hope they would accept and perform, which is presenting further problems and concerns within the system (Baker, et al., 2013; Greenwood, 2008). Due to parents not being as actively involved as what certain individuals may like to see, other concerns can arise, creating this sense of criticism, along with a flawed juvenile justice system to the untrained societal eye because parents are not home with their families, they are in out of home placements (Amandoala, 2009; Farrugggia, & Sorkin, 2009; Woods, Farineau, & McWey, 2013; Younes & Harp, 2007).

From the time that electronics were introduced to humans we have been habituated with using electronics in place of real life interaction and relationships. Our devices have become artificial companions that we can appreciate more since our relationship with our device is much more probable and meticulous. This new wave of technology has trained us to live in a secluded way and to accept substitutes for real face to face human interaction, so don’t be surprised that you’re checking your mail on the way into the wilderness.

Although Pleasing people is a great thing to engage in, it attracts more friends to you and increase your respect and popularity, It is not humanly possible to please everyone; And if you are addicted to pleasing people and fails on one occasion due to inability, it could be a psychological factor that could lead to severe depression, now that constantly pleasing people leaves you with limited time and resources to attend to your personal well-being, and can eventually cost you the respect others have for you. My Grandmother is addicted to pleasing people and as a result, she is always behind schedule when it comes to solving her own problems.

Ensuring excellent mental health nurse staffing levels on inpatient psychiatric units is vital, given the increasing severity of illness of mental health patients and the mounting evidence that nurse staffing levels influences outcomes. ('APNA Position Statement: Staffing Inpatient Psychiatric Units,' 2012)

The premises of this book by Dr. Harry W. Schaumburg is that sexual addiction is the result of a long for true intimacy. The desire to receive relief, acceptance, and fulfillment for which everyone longs for. The author starts the first chapter by explaining what is sexual addiction, according to this author, sexual behavior is a continuum, both spouses usually experiences times when they are interested while the other is temporarily uninterested. (Schaumburg, 1997, p.15) And there are a number of factors that influence a spouse 's level of sexual interest, some of these factors includes physical appearance, emotional mood, fatigue, or resentment.

Bitar, G. W., Bean, R. A., & Bermúdez, J. M. (2007). Influences and Processes in Theoretical Orientation Development: A Grounded Theory Pilot Study. American Journal of Family Therapy, 35(2), 109-121. doi:10.1080/01926180600553407

Currently, various theories and concepts have been developed to explain the concept of addiction. This paper will, therefore, examine the three major addiction theories and the major strategies that are involved in implementing them.

　　In the essay “Isolated by the Internet”, Clifford Stoll discuss a major issue that people have been facing in the past few years. He discusses how internet usage seems to help us build connections and build up our social network. However, there is no factual evidence proving that the Internet helps us build stronger bonds between people our social lives. In fact, the frequent usage of the Internet has caused our modern society to be more isolated from each other. Internet usage leads us to have low self-esteem and depression whenever we are not interacting with anyone. It is because we feel lonely as we do not have someone to chat and contact with constantly. Internet addiction eventually caused the users

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There is a debate whether there is such a thing as a “addictive personality. Earlier psychoanalysts confirmed that there was such a thing as an "addictive personality". New information allows us to refine our understanding of addiction (Johnson, 2003) . By definition, addiction is a behavior over which the person has impaired control, and which is associated with harmful consequences (Meyer, Rahman, Shepherd, 2007) One type of addiction is a character type; a second is a biological disorder. An addictive character is repetitive, stereotyped response to compulsive behaviors. Physical addiction is due to production of genes of the abdominal pathway with lifelong drug craving and drug dreams. Both disorders have overlapping features including

Messaging and social networking is the most used internet function, which allows one to communicate not only with their family, friends or colleagues, but also with anonymous people. The internet can supplement face-to-face or telephone contacts. But the Internet may isolate individuals and reduce the time spent participating in social activities, especially if Internet users are mainly engaged in solitary activities (web-surfing, news reading, etc.). For example, Attewell, Suazo-Garcia and Battle (2003) showed that adolescents with a home computer spend less time practicing sports or playing outside. Moreover, face-to face interactions are typically richer than virtual