...COMPUTER ADDICTION Introduction One of the freshmen student didn’t go school because he/she want to play computer all day long. Some student enjoys using computer because they want to feel what they want out of reality. In some cases, they don’t matter what will happen to their grade, they just want to hold computer and that it. They feel happy or cheerful in their life when they in front of computer. So what is wrong with these people? Several scientists and the media in general are classifying cases like these as computer addiction. Most of us know or have at least heard about the phrase 'computer addiction'. The media usually throw it around whenever a shocking story like the ones above surface. Naturally it has become a hot topic of debate. Some support computer addiction as a legitimate idea and are for its recognition as a mental disorder. However, others argue that it is merely a form of escapism from an intense physiological issue. A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, the computer can solve more than one kind of problem. Addiction is a medical condition that is characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences. It can be thought of as a disease or biological process leading to such behaviors. The two properties that characterize all addictive stimuli are that they...
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...ago, the only people who spent a majority of their leisure time on the computer were paid members of the technology industry. Today, however, surfing the Web has become a pastime as social and marketable as bar hopping or going to the movies. As the web has become a part of mainstream life, some mental health professionals have noted that a percentage of people using the web do so in a compulsive and out-of-control manner. In one extreme (1997) Cincinnati case, unemployed mother Sandra Hacker allegedly spent over 12 hours a day secluded from her three young and neglected children while she surfed the Web. For better or for worse, this phenomena of compulsive Internet use has been termed 'Internet Addiction' based on its superficial similarity to common addictions such as smoking, drinking, and gambling. Internet Addiction has even been championed as an actual disorder, notably by psychologists Kimberly Young, Ph.D and David Greenfield, Ph.D.. However, at this time the true nature of Internet Addiction is not yet determined. In a true addiction, a person becomes compulsively dependent upon a particular kind of stimulation to the point where obtaining a steady supply of that stimulation becomes the sole and central focus of their lives. The addict increasingly neglects his work duties, relationships and ultimately even his health in his drive to remain stimulated. In some cases of addiction (such as addiction to alcohol or to heroin), a phenomenon known as tolerance occurs, wherein...
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...Computer Addiction Thesis statement Although some people say that using computers all time wouldn’t be harmful for them and it gives them more experience, overuse of computers has many bad effects such as physicals problems, affects family relations and academic study. I. Abstract Computer addiction is a very harmful to us. Although it is a new kind of addiction, it spreads all over the world and affects on all ages. Many people suffered from this problem because it effected negatively on them. It has stolen many important things from them such as health, family and time to study. I think that something must be done to those who overuse computers and internet. For example, they should try hard to stay less time on the internet. Also, they should join some centers that could help them to get red of this problem. II. Terms of Reference This research was written as part of the coursework for Visa 4 at Zayed University. It gives the reader information about the bad effects of overusing computers and internet. The information was obtained from books, the internet and databases. The research will show the problems that caused by overusing and internet and how it can effects negatively on health, family relation and academic study. III. Introduction Computer has become an important machines in our life. It plays a vital role in all fields of the life. When we add the internet to this small machine it becomes a big world that...
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...Internet Addiction and Depression, Anxiety and Stress ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between internet addiction and depression, anxiety, and stress. Participants were 300 university students who were enrolled in mid-size state University, in Turkey. In this study, the Online Cognition Scale and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were used. In correlation analysis, internet addiction was found positively related to depression, anxiety, and stress. According to path analysis results, depression, anxiety, and stress were predicted positively by internet addiction. This research shows that internet addiction has a direct impact on depression, anxiety, and stress. INTRODUCTION Cyber space is a virtual space in which we communicate with other people on the network due to the wide distribution of computers. Cyber space has appeared as a new environment basically different from the physical space in which we live. However, the advancement of Internet technology not only brings benefits, but also negative results. Of these negative aspects, excessive Internet use is increasing dramatically. Typical Internet behaviors included revolving around the PC rooms, participating in chat rooms, checking e-mailbox too many times, playing online games, and surfing pornographic contents. Internet addiction is described as an impulse control disorder that does not involve use of an intoxicating drug and is very similar to pathological gambling (Young, 1996)...
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...Discussion 9 Discussion 10 References 11 References 12 Introduction The dawn of the computer and internet access has passed, and the world-wide-web is accessible to over 2 billion global users. This access has, in the last 10 years, increased fourfold (see footnote for website details that evidence growth) and become abundantly available through the wireless revolution of appliances; whereby mobile internet use has developed and grossly contributed towards the mass global access and usage of the internet. The convenience and portability of such technology means that there is also an increased awareness into the associated pathologies that one may encounter- whereby negative compared to positive consequences resulting from excessive computer use have been highlighted on opposite sides of the spectrum. This expansion, which is exponential and has momentum, should be examined from both perspectives; both positive and negative. There are undoubtedly numerous benefits of having such a wealth of information and knowledge at ones disposal. However, reports of detrimental psychological and even physiological outcomes have been well evidenced and supported by current and archived research. Cumulatively the evidence is concerning and further study which examines possible contributions of IA may facilitate awareness and provide caution towards an individuals’ time spent online. Addiction is a controversial and debated pathology, some disciplines regard non-chemical motivated behaviour...
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...INTERNET ADDICTION INTRODUCTION The internet is a global network connecting millions of computers around the world and includes sharing and exchange of data ,opinions and news, Which with continuous usage, it leads to addiction. Internet addiction is the excessive preoccupation or problematic use of the computer or internet services that interferes with the daily life of an individual. It includes situations where users may develop emotional attachment to on line events created by online friends and also enjoyment of the aspects of the internet that allow them to meet ,socialize and exchange ideas through chat rooms and social media. Equally to other addictions internet addictions use the virtual fantasy world to connect people and leads to work and activities in the daily life being impaired and is characterized by withdrawal symptoms like depression, and loneliness, especially when the victims get off the net for long (Johnsons 2009). EFFECTS OF INTERNET ADDICTION TO EDUCATION. Education is one aspect of the real life which is impaired by internet addiction. Internet addiction has led to reduction in performance of students in both college and secondary level. This is because of the mismanagement of time (Brenner, 1997; Scherer, 1997). where by the student spends most of his time surfing the internet and access of social websites and blogs that involves chatting day and night and interactive gaming has led to late evening use ,sleep...
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...lead author of the article, Dr. Elias Aboujaoude, director of the Impulse Control Disorders Clinic at Stanford University's school of medicine, told TechNewsWorld. Need Their Net Through a random-digit-dial telephone survey of 2,513 adults in the United States, the Stanford team found that of the almost 70 percent of respondents who were Internet users, 13.7 percent found it hard to stay away from the Net for more than several days at a time. That number is higher than that seen in prior research on the problem, according to Hilarie Cash, co-founder of Internet/Computer Addiction Services in Redmond, Wash. "Earlier research had shown about six percent of the population struggling with this," she told TechNewsWorld. The researchers also discovered that 8.7 percent of Web users in the survey attempted to conceal non-essential Internet use from family, friends and employees. "One sign of addiction is secrecy, hiding, lying about it," Cash observed. Disorder or Symptom? Now that they've unearthed significant signs of problematic use of the Internet by a significant proportion of Netsters, the researchers said more inquiry must be performed to hash out whether Internet addition is an independent disorder or the symptom of other psychopathologies. "If it's a symptom of other disorders, such as depression, then treating those disorders should help treat the Internet behavior,"...
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...Causes Of Computer Addiction (Cause And Effect Essay) Cause and effect Serious causes of computer addiction Technology has developed so much that it is almost crucial to have electronic devices at home. Our life has gotten so used to having technology around us that we can’t imagine our lives without them. However, while having electronic devices at home could be comfortable and handy at times, it could also have negative effect on children, especially on teenagers. Parents usually buy computers for their children’s educational resource. But teenagers, who always seek fun activities around them, use computer to play games, chat with friends and to catch up with the latest gossip on celebrities. And before they know it, they are addicted to computer. Computer can cause teenagers to be physically, and mentally ill, and the more the child spends more time on computer, the more he/she loses time to focus on academics, and to talk to their family. Many teenagers who use the computers don’t seem realize that sitting in front of the computer is harmful at all. The electromagnetic waves from the computer-screen make our brain cells get stiffen every second. Human eyes can also lose its focus and get dehydrated easily because the ELF, VLF, RF and MICROWAVE (types of injurious electromagnetic waves). These harmful waves can cause headache, drop in eyesight, a brain tumor and leucosis in the worst case. Moreover, sitting in front of computer without exercising makes the teenager...
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...Computer Addiction: Defining the Problem and Finding the Solution In today’s society, it is an acceptable idea for people to obtain information via the computer and the internet. With most things in life, there are disadvantages. Computer technology has shown that there are many disadvantages in using this device. Computer addiction, an ongoing problem, causes problems such as addictive behavior, obsession and multitasking dilemmas. What are the disadvantages of using the Internet? The internet teaches us how to interact with people and places all over the world. There are downfalls to this convenience that we are not told about beforehand. Some of these downfalls occur as psychological disorders, addictions, obsessions and in multitasking. Computer addiction is an ongoing problem in 2015. We need to find a solution. Computer addiction fits the definition of a psychological disorder, a psychological disorder of thought or emotion, a more neutral term than mental illness. For example, Sharon Jayson in her article in USA Today refers to experts who think technology is “rewiring our brains.” Psychological disorders like anxiety, narcissism, addictions and compulsive behaviors that people have are due to excessive computer use. Mary Sykes Wiley, agreeing with Jayson, states that being on the computer is like Cybercoke. It’s an instant high, zooming from link to link. Emily Listfield also uses Jayson’s same words to indicate that the computer internet may even be “rewiring...
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... INTRODUCTION Rationale Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance such as alcohol, cocaine, nicotine or engages in an activity gambling, sex, shopping that can be pleasurable but the continued use/act of which becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life responsibilities, such as work. Computer addiction can be described as the excessive or compulsive use of the computer which persists despite serious negative consequences for personal, social or occupational function. Another clear conceptualization is made by Block who stated that Conceptually, the diagnosis is a compulsive-impulsive spectrum disorder that involves online and/or offline computer usage and consists of at least three subtypes: excessive gaming, sexual preoccupations, and e-mail/text messaging While it was expected that this new type of addiction would find a place under the compulsive disorders in the DSM 5 the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders it is still counted as an unofficial disorder. The concept of Computer Addiction is broadly divided in two types, namely offline and online Computer Addiction. The term offline Computer Addiction is normally used when speaking about excessive gaming behavior, which can both be practiced offline and online.Online computer Addiction is also known as Internet addiction and gets in general more attention...
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...CHAPTER I PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Which is more useful? Which is fast and believable? Those are just few questions that will give us an idea if what is much more effective tool as source of information, the Cyber World or Reference Book? It is undeniable that Reference Book is one of the most common sources of information. It is because of the reliability of the author or writer of the books. The information printed on each pages is very acceptable. Many generations had past and almost everyone learned by the use of books. But in those generations that past is also the fast modernization in Information and Technology. Examples are computers, gadgets and internet that most people now are using in their daily lives are some of the reasons why people are slowly forgetting the role and special use of Reference Book. But on the bright side, it makes our living more easily on doing things. No matter what age or gender of user you are. But which is more effective? Let us find out. We are in a new generation again which is more modern. All are affected by this change, each personality for social life or even personal life. But how's the Reference Book now? Only few people are using it as a source of information. It is possible that in the near future, Reference Book will be forgotten and neglected. It will be override by the modernization through the use of Cyber World. Hopefully we won't forget where we first learned. Although we must say that we need to go with...
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...Chapter II History of Computer Addiction Computer addiction was noticed in 1973 in some people.The addiction is a mental illness which causes the excessive use of computers to the extent of it interfering with daily life. Its excessive use may also explain problems in social interaction, personality, mood, work ethic and relationships. Effects of Computer Addiction to Students Computer addiction can have a variety of negative effects on a person. The most immediate are social. The user withdraws from friends and family as he spends more and more time on the computer. Relationships begin to wither as the user stops attending social gatherings, skips meetings with friends and avoids family members to get more computer time. Even when they do interact with their friends, users may become irritable when away from the computer, causing further social harm. Excessive computer use can take an emotional toll. The user gradually withdraws into an artificial world. Constant computer gaming can cause someone to place more emotional value on events within the game than things happening in their real lives. Excessive viewing of Internet pornography can warp a person's ideas about sexuality. Someone whose primary friends are screen names in a chat room may have difficulty with face-to-face interpersonal communication. It is known that we are living in technological era. The computers become irreplaceable tool in everyday life of almost each person. The adult users generally use it...
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...COMPUTER ADDICTION By: Remelyn B. Villanueva I. ABSTRACT Computer games have become an ever-increasing part of many adolescents' day-to-day lives. Coupled with this phenomenon, reports of excessive gaming (computer game playing) denominated as "computer/video game addiction" have been discussed in the popular press as well as in recent scientific research. The aim of the present study was the investigation of the addictive potential of gaming as well as the relationship between excessive gaming and aggressive attitudes and behavior. A sample comprising of 7069 gamers answered two questionnaires online. Data revealed that 11.9% of participants (840 gamers) fulfilled diagnostic criteria of addiction concerning their gaming behavior, while there is only weak evidence for the assumption that aggressive behavior is interrelated with excessive gaming in general. Results of this study contribute to the assumption that also playing games without monetary reward meets criteria of addiction. Hence, an addictive potential of gaming should be taken into consideration regarding prevention and intervention. The popularity of computer games has attracted the attention of educationalists who are interested in finding out whether the features that make them so engaging could be captured and used to help people learn more effectively. In this paper we examine the relevance of computer games to Higher Education, reporting on a survey of University students’ computer games behaviours, their...
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...undeniable that the computer has become an essential gadget for daily lives of every human being. The Internet is an absolute necessity for both adults and children. It is impossible to believe to do anything without the Internet, especially from the youth’s perspective. Youths today spend too much time on the computer, surfing the Internet for hours. Some have become much too addicted and don’t realize that they actually suffer from Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD). Let’s have a look at how computers directly have effects upon youths nowadays. One of the main consequences of spending too much time on the computer that youths are likely to disregard is personal neglect. When one is too obsessed with surfing the Internet, they tend to pay no attention to their standard of living apart from the computer which they are using. Some may not take bath, clean their room, or eat well as they are much too focused on what they are doing virtually. Because of the long hours spent engaged with a computer, youths often have eating irregularities, such as skipping meals or overeating. This indirectly leads to health disorders, for instance, malnutrition of the youth’s body. Isolation, avoidance and no family bonding at all is another outcome which happens in a youth’s life when they get excessively addicted with the Internet. Because of spending too much time on the computer, youths have a propensity to reduce socializing with others. They tend to feel that computer is the only form of...
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...REACTIONS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF THE SPREADING COMPUTER GAMES AND INTERNET ADDICTION OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS OF BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY A Research proposal submitted to: Mrs. Lorna R. Roldan In partial fulfilment on the requirement for English 104 Submitted by: Daniel Banares Jilian Carlo Caraan Joaquim Dyogi Raven Mendoza Ron Jason Arcena Chriss John Valenzuela CHAPTER 2 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK This chapter discusses the related literature and studies, conceptual model and the definition of terms. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Computer Addiction or Internet Addiction The concept of Computer Addiction is broadly divided in two types, namely offline and online Computer Addiction. The term offline Computer Addiction is normally used when speaking about excessive gaming behaviour, which can both be practiced offline and online. Online computer Addiction is also known as Internet addiction and gets in general more attention from scientific research than Offline Computer Addiction, mainly because most cases of Computer Addiction are related to the excessive use of the internet. Some researchers and mental health practitioners see excessive Internet use as a symptom of another disorder such as anxiety or depression rather than a separate entity. Internet addiction could be considered as an Impulse control disorder. Although addiction is usually used to describe substances, addiction can also be used to describe pathological...
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