Technology Addiction
In today's society, we rely on the technologies so much where we don't have the access to it, it causes great distress. This blog investigates and resarch the problems and ethical issues we confront due to the addiction of technology.
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Monday 17 December 2012
Statistics and infographic on Internet addiction
Please enlarge the picure as it is small and unreadable. The summary of this is image is the information about the internet addiction and the stattistices on it. It helps the audiece to take greater understaning and knoweldege.
Monday 10 December 2012
Cyber Addiction
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/internet_cybersex_addiction.htm
This article defines and categorises the internet addiction as follwoing:
Cybersex Addiction – compulsive use of Internet
pornography, adult chat rooms, or adult fantasy role-play sites impacting
negatively on real-life intimate relationships.
Cyber-Relationship Addiction – addiction to social
networking, chat rooms, and messaging to the point where virtual, online friends
become more important than real-life relationships with family and friends.
Net Compulsions – such as compulsive online gaming,
gambling, stock trading, or compulsive use of online auction sites such as eBay,
often resulting in financial and job-related problems.
Information Overload – compulsive web surfing or database
searching, leading to lower work productivity and less social interaction with
family and friends.
Computer Addiction – obsessive playing of off-line computer
games, such as Solitaire or Minesweeper, or obsessive computer programming.
It provides sypmtoms of inernet addicion in order to differentiate whether you are addicted or not.
Losing track of time online. Do you frequently find
yourself on the Internet longer than you intended? Does a few minutes turn in to
a few hours? Do you get irritated or cranky if your online time is interrupted?
Having trouble completing tasks at work or home. Do you
find laundry piling up and little food in the house for dinner because you’ve
been busy online? Perhaps you find yourself working late more often because you
can’t complete your work on time — then staying even longer when everyone else
has gone home so you can use the Internet freely.
Isolation from family and friends. Is your social life
suffering because of all the time you spend online? Are you neglecting your
family and friends? Do you feel like no one in your “real” life — even your
spouse — understands you like your online friends?
Feeling guilty or defensive about your Internet use. Are
you sick of your spouse nagging you to get off the computer and spend time
together? Do you hide your Internet use or lie to your boss and family about the
amount of time you spend on the computer and what you do while you're online?
Feeling a sense of euphoria while involved in Internet
activities. Do you use the Internet as an outlet when stressed, sad, or
for sexual gratification or excitement? Have you tried to limit your Internet
time but failed?
Finally, it concludes by providing a treatment for those who think they are addicted to the internet.
Encourage other interests and social activities. Get your
child out from behind the computer screen. Expose kids to other hobbies and
activities, such as team sports, Scouts, and afterschool clubs.
Monitor computer use and set clear limits. Restrict the use
of computers, iPads, or smart phones to a common area of the house where you can
keep an eye on your child's online activity, and limit time online. This will be
most effective if you as parents follow suit. If you can’t stay offline, chances
are your children won’t either.
Talk to your child about underlying issues. Compulsive
computer use can be the sign of deeper problems. Is your child having problems
fitting in? Has there been a recent major change, like a move or divorce, which
is causing stress?
Get help. Teenagers often rebel against their parents but
if they hear the same information from a different authority figure, they may be
more inclined to listen. Try a sports coach, doctor, or respected family friend.
Don’t be afraid to seek professional counseling if you are concerned about your
child.
This article defines and categorises the internet addiction as follwoing:
It provides sypmtoms of inernet addicion in order to differentiate whether you are addicted or not.
Finally, it concludes by providing a treatment for those who think they are addicted to the internet.
students on addiction
http://edudemic.com/2011/08/students-technology-stats/
positive thing about education is the website onlineeducation.net does smart job for students about 38% couldn't switching electronic devise. Therefore, students have
more time free and they might save money on online education.
The negative things about teaching online is soical media become worse and worse
also, teaching onlline they might no helping long term eduation technology such as,
students they might not use them for long time so, they might damege after long time
positive thing about education is the website onlineeducation.net does smart job for students about 38% couldn't switching electronic devise. Therefore, students have
more time free and they might save money on online education.
The negative things about teaching online is soical media become worse and worse
also, teaching onlline they might no helping long term eduation technology such as,
students they might not use them for long time so, they might damege after long time
Internet Addiction leading to Depression
Not only internet addiction is effecting households but as indiciduals it results in depression. This is portrayed through the article where it states that via isolation between humans but only inertacting with the non physical communication, it brought forth the depression.
Prior research has utilized the Zung Depression Inventory (ZDI) and found that moderate to severe rates of depression coexist with pathological Internet use.1 Although the ZDI was utilized for its expediency with on-line administration, its limitations include poor normative data and less frequent clinical use. Therefore, this study utilized the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), which has more accurate norms and frequent usage among dual diagnostic patient populations. An on-line survey administered on a World Wide Web site utilized the BDI as part of a larger study. A total of 312 surveys was collected with 259 valid profiles from addicted users, which again supported significant levels of depression to be associated with pathological Internet use. This article discusses how a treatment protocol should emphasis the primary psychiatric condition if related to a subsequent impulse control problem such as pathological Internet use. Effective management of psychiatric symptoms may indirectly correct pathological Internet use.
article
Prior research has utilized the Zung Depression Inventory (ZDI) and found that moderate to severe rates of depression coexist with pathological Internet use.1 Although the ZDI was utilized for its expediency with on-line administration, its limitations include poor normative data and less frequent clinical use. Therefore, this study utilized the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), which has more accurate norms and frequent usage among dual diagnostic patient populations. An on-line survey administered on a World Wide Web site utilized the BDI as part of a larger study. A total of 312 surveys was collected with 259 valid profiles from addicted users, which again supported significant levels of depression to be associated with pathological Internet use. This article discusses how a treatment protocol should emphasis the primary psychiatric condition if related to a subsequent impulse control problem such as pathological Internet use. Effective management of psychiatric symptoms may indirectly correct pathological Internet use.
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Self Test on Cyber Addiction
own test to determine internet adddiction
Through the trial of this test, you may be able to differentiate yourself being a internet addict or not. It is very helpful because many of us do not actually realise that they are addicted to the internet. However, through this it makes the people to test and know their internet addict state.
There are several other test to self determine where you are.
Quiz for Obsessive Online Gaming - A quiz for those who might suffer from online gaming addiction.
Quiz for Compulsive Online Gamblers - A quiz for those might suffer from compulsive online gambling.
Through the trial of this test, you may be able to differentiate yourself being a internet addict or not. It is very helpful because many of us do not actually realise that they are addicted to the internet. However, through this it makes the people to test and know their internet addict state.
There are several other test to self determine where you are.
Cybersexual Addiction Quiz - A quiz to determine if you are addicted to cybersex or viewing cyberporn.
Internet Addiction Test (IAT) - A test for online users to determine if they may be addicted to the Internet. Quiz for Obsessive Online Gaming - A quiz for those who might suffer from online gaming addiction.
Quiz for Compulsive Online Gamblers - A quiz for those might suffer from compulsive online gambling.
- Quiz for Online Auction Addiction - A quiz for those who may suffer from an addiction to online auction houses.
- The Partner's Addiction Test - A test for spouses or partners of potential Internet addicts.
The Parent-Child Addiction Test - A test for parents to help assess if their son or daughter may be dealing with an addiction to the Internet
Kids we see today at a young age with the rapid changes with technology are addicted with internet. Just even looking from the picture, we can see how the young boy is so focused on what he is doing. He could be playing games or chatting but we do not know.
When we see pictures like this we can only guess and assume that they are computer addicts.
It is a big issue amongst parents as the children who are addicted to technology are rapidly increasing.
Thus through the self tests and articles about symptoms and treatments, they must take action to cure kids' addiction on internet as it brings depression and social issues.
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