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INTERNET ADDICTION

INTERNET ADDICTION. WHAT IS INTERNET . TYPES OF INTERNET ADDICTION. INTRODUCTION. With the growing importance of the internet in everyday life, more and more people are accessing various online resources each day .

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INTERNET ADDICTION

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  1. INTERNET ADDICTION

  2. WHAT IS INTERNET TYPES OF INTERNET ADDICTION

  3. INTRODUCTION • Withthegrowingimportance of the internet in everyday life,moreandmorepeopleareaccessingvarious online resourceseachday. • Theworldwide web is informative, convenient,resourceful,fun,but alsopotentiallywayfor internet addiction.

  4. Theterm “addiction” is used in manycontextstodescribe an obsession, compulsion,orexcessivepsychologicaldependence, such as:drug, crime, money, gambling, work, compulsiveovereating, online shopping, computer, pornography, video gameandtelevisionaddiction.

  5. WHAT IS INTERNET ADDICTION???

  6. Internet addiction is defined as thecompulsiveurgetocontinuallyusethe Net,whether it be tospendhourssurfingthe Web, hangaround in chatrooms,orplay online games .

  7. ISOLATON INTERNET ADDICTION AGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR POOR HEALTH LIFE INTERFERENCE

  8. ISOLATION A personaddictedtothe internet willspendmost of his time alone, locked in a room, withonly his computerforcompany.Thiskind of isolation can leadto a lack of social life, andwhen he doesventureoutside, he mightfind his socialskillshavesuffered. Possibly his onlyregularinteraction is with online people, and he mightnowstruggletoholdconversationsandfeelcomfortable in socialorpublicenvironments.

  9. POORHEALTH An internet addiction can createhealthproblems. Somehealthissuessufferedby Internet addictsarebadeyesight, which is causedbyspendingtoomuch time squinting at thescreen; poorpostureandconstantcomputeruse can leadtobadbackandcarpaltunnelsyndrome.Because an Internet addictionlowersthechance of exercise, andthosewith an addictionmight no longertakethe time topreparehealthymeals,obesity is also risk.

  10. Chuang ‘s Story

  11. LIFE INTERFERENCE Some Internet addicts risk losingtheirjobsorfailingclasses,becausetheyspendsomuch time online andareoftenlateorabsent. An Internet addictmightalsofind his personalrelationshipssufferundertheweight of somuch time spent online ratherthanwiththepeoplehe’scloseto.

  12. AGRESSİVE BEHAVİOR Internet addicts can be aggressive when disturbed or interrupted while on the Internet. He might snap at those who try to get his attention, or grow irritated when he has his Internet habits questioned. If an Internet addict isn't online, his withdrawals can fray his temper and make him aggressive.

  13. TYPES OF INTERNET ADDICTION

  14. Web surfer

  15. Pornography/Cybersexual

  16. Chat rooms/online dating/socialnetworking

  17. Gaming (video/computer) and online gambling

  18. SUMMARY • Technologyplays a huge role in today’ssociety. • Werely on the internet forinformationandotherdailyactivities. • Mostjobsrequiretheuse of internet /computerforjob-relatedfunctions.

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