1. What is internet addiction? (60 to 80 words)
Internet addiction is a condition when a person is spending a lot of time on the internet and cannot control the habit. It is a serious problem and can affect the person’s relationships, work, schooling, and health. Internet addiction can be in the form of computer gaming, website blogging, surfing, social media like Facebook, chatting, Instagram etc. Internet addicts can experience anxiety and craving when they are away from the computer. (71 words)
2. From the article what signs of Internet addiction can be identified? Explain the signs. (60-80 words)
Coming signs of Internet addiction are
• Spending an increasing amount of time on the computer
• Stealing the money to use at LAN shop.
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If someone spends a lot of time on the Internet does he have a problem and why> (60 to 80 words).
Too much of anything is bad. If someone spends lot of time on the internet and balances it with healthy lifestyle and friendship, it may not be a problem. When internet usage causes health problem, lack of friends and anxiety when away from computer and other symptoms, these are the times to consider it as a problem and seek help. (60 words)
5. Based on research what are social factors that lead to Internet addiction? And why? (100-120 words)
Kids having difficulty expressing themselves in real-life social environments find the internet a powerful place to express themselves. Other who wish to seek attention also get attracted to the internet. The attraction leads to addiction. Other social factor may include disturbed childhood and broken families. 45 words.
6. What are the effects (such as physiological and psychological, etc.) of Internet addiction? Give at least three with sufficient and relevant explanation. (60 to 80 words).
1. Internet overuse can lead to sedentary lifestyles, weight gain and a decline in physical fitness.
2. Other symptoms can include carpal tunnel syndrome, dry eyes, migraine headaches, a decline in personal hygiene and back
Carr explains that because our brains are constantly changing, the technology we use has an effect on us. He uses the invention of the clock as an example. It caused us to rely on time to tell us when to do things instead of our senses. The author writes the many tools being replaced by the internet now include various distractors. He has noticed that the influence of the internet has extended into traditional media, which has become shorter to rival the convenience of the internet.
In conclusion, the more time people spend on the internet, the more they will have trouble
It has also been found out that the internet users have a high level of stress and anxiety due to psychological disorders which include impulse control and can also affect their tendency to acquire knowledge. They, in essence, become shallow thinkers and moreover
In conclusions, an individual can be addicted to drugs when certain circumstances are developed. Angel’s addiction is probably one of the many people who have dealt with a similar situation. The fact that she was homeless and isolated made her vulnerable to abusing drugs. She becomes an addict from taking crack cocaine because it help her relieve her pain from loneliness, and gives pleasure so she could escape from her bitter reality. Her drug addiction has become so severe that she could not live without it.
An article by Knepper (2013) mentioned that the presence of addiction interaction disorder in a person may promote his or her severity in the addiction cycle. Addiction interaction disorder was introduced by Carnes (2011) which means a person may have multiple addictions at the same time and these addictions combine to interact, reinforce and become part of one another. Looking at individuals who struggle with primary addiction: sexual and secondary addiction: alcohol, the secondary addiction may ritualize the primary addiction which makes a person alternate between the addiction cycles and relapse deeper to their addictive behavior (Carnes, 2011). Four Stages of Addiction According to Butler (2009), below are the four stages of addiction that a person goes through from the first trial of the addictive behavior.
The internet addiction is becoming so bad that it’s being related to eating disorders. People who are so addicted can’t just give it up, they have to learn “moderation and controlled use.” (Parker-Pope, 1) In the short story, “There will come soft rains” it’s
In “Internet Addiction,” Greg Beato explains that internet addiction is, in fact, real, and we need to act. Beato claims that 3 to 6 percent of internet users are addicted, and “we check our emails more often than necessary.” Over the coming years, internet addiction may grow more than any other addiction because of the constant improvement of technology if we do not act. Beato also included in his writing that “the introduction of flat monthly fees, online gaming, wide spread pornography, Myspace, YouTube, Facebook, WIFI, iPhones, netbooks, and free return shipping on designer shoes with substantial markdowns does not seem to have made the internet any more addictive than it was a decade ago” (214, 215). I disagree with Beato because the fact is,
Addiction is a disorder of the brain where a person feels he has to take the drug despite its destructive effects (Volkow, Koob and McLellan). Dependence is a state normally associated when an
In the essay “What adolescents Miss When We Let Them Grow Up in Cyberspace” by Brent Staples, the key point in the essay was that teenagers lose the joy of growing up without internet. Teens are missing the little things in life that make the biggest impact. Lets not forget about the good things that internet can do for us like: pay bills, meet new people, or even sharing pictures on social media which you can do from the comfort of your own home. These kinds of interactions can become highly addictive, but it keeps everyone connected. Brent Staples brings in real life experiences into his article that cannot be compared with from by the internet.
Some teenagers use the Internet to avoid their problems. Once they do not have the Internet, something bad might happen to them. Since they are using it to hide and avoid the problems that is why there is a bad outcome once there is no Internet. There is also cyber bullying and misuse of Internet. These problems might even make problems worse.
An enormous reason why people have become reliant and/or addicted to the Internet is the result of the constant need to use their social media. Humans have created an unrealistic view of what the Internet should be, compared to what it actually consists of in real life. The Internet has numerous amounts of positive impacts on lives; however, it additionally has negatively taken control of each individual’s life. According to Dictionary.com the definition of the Internet is, “A vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually preceded by the).
Thus, the shy may see the internet as a tool for them to express and perform activities without them having to experience the negative effects associated with their social interaction (Scaely, Phillips, & Stevenson, 2002). Despite the benefits that the Internet brings, its negative impacts such as excessive, misuse, physical and psychological problems have drawn the attention of many researchers (Greenfield, 2000).
BODY 1. One of the effects for social networking addiction is spending too much time to online. People will use a lot of time in social network such as they will always post status and photo in Facebook and instagram, stalking others people status and so on. 1. Spending too much of time to social networking will cause people especially students poor in academic.
Addiction is the reliance on a routine. There are many addictive stages. Addiction, as it comes along, becomes a way of life. The persistent use of the substance causes to the user serious physical or psychological problems and dysfunctions in major areas of his or her life. The drug user continues to use substances and the compulsive behavior despite the harmful consequences, and tries to systematically avoid responsibility and reality, while he or she tends to isolate himself/herself from others because of guilt and pain (Angres, & Bettinardi-Angres, 2008).
3.3 Impact on Youth Social media tools are woven into many young people 's day-to-day lives. Young people are in conversation and communication with their peer groups using a wide variety of different media and media devices every day. 10 years ago, young people may have only been in touch with friends and peer-groups when hanging out at school, or meeting up in town. Now young people can be touch through instant messaging, social networks, online games and many other tools. Young people are growing up in a constantly connected society[2].This SNSs impact on youth in both positively and negatively.