Statistics and infographic on Internet addiction

 

 

 

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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.

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

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.


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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.

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.

Game addiction and its impact on faimilies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-JY-vr6VEo


Reality of technology addiction and its effect on housholds.

This is a reality show hosted by Tara a famous American super model, where one of the guest came up with a problem of her husband being addicted to the internet games called World Of Warcraft (WOW). The husband abandands his wife and children for WOW game stuck infront of the computer nearly around 24/7. He even missed out on work because of this game which made him unemployed and job less. Thus the wife is confronted with great conflict between his huband leading to a divorce.
This delivers to us that inernet and game addiction can even destroy a household. Breaking up families, loosing jobs, etc. Thus this problem is not an issue which is treated lightly but must take an action and needs governemnet's support and help.

Through this video, I stronlgy desire and will work for the improvement to inform others about the seriousness of this matter.

Clip onTechnology addiction

 This link takes us to the intorduction on technology addiction. It is well presented as it clearly showing its significance and also making the information reliable as they source the information from professors from universities. It raises the point where technology addiction ruins the relationships between friends, families, household etc. Specially on students, it distracts them from their studies and taking education to develop human resource. Thus not only technology addicion brings forth negative impact on parents but also their future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j07P_ubXthc

Digital Age overload: ‘Internet addiction’ to be classified as mental illness

Think twice the next time you play a videogame or surf the Net: ‘Internet-use disorder’ is set to be added to the list of mental illnesses in the worldwide psychiatric manual. Kids are identified as being especially at risk.

The international mental health encyclopedia known as the ‘Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders’ (DSM-IV) will include Internet-use disorder as a condition “recommended for further study” in its forthcoming May 2013 edition.
Psychologists believe that Internet addiction should be categorized like other addiction disorders as it has similar symptoms, including emotional shutdown, lack of concentration and withdrawal.
Parents have noted their children becoming angry and violent when their electronic gadgets are taken away from them, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. In other instances, kids preferred to play a videogame over eating or social interaction.



http://rt.com/news/internet-use-mental-illness-389/

Cocaine=Internet Addiction

There has been a release of study where internet addiction has a similar effect on human brains as cocains.

Cocaine belongs to a group of drugs known as "stimulants". Stimulants speed up the messages going between the brain and the body.

Cocaine is extracted from leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America. The coca leaf extract is then processed to create cocaine hydrochloride, freebase and crack.

The leaves of the coca bush have long been chewed and brewed into tea by indigenous people in South America for its stimulant and appetite suppressant properties.

To see this, it is a dangerous and harmful drug which inevitably makes internet addiction becoming dangereous and harmful as well.

Hence it is important for parents to take care of their children and making sure their doesnt fall into the trap of internet addiction.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57357895-10391704/internet-addiction-changes-brain-similar-to-cocaine-study/