This story “Caught in the Web” by January W. Payne is about the problem of internet usage. She says people are getting addicted to the internet to the point where it is affecting their lives. The author said that being on the internet for so long can ruin relationships with a partner, or even with their own family. She also mentions the growth in college students with excessive internet usage, at least 14% of students said that they “found it hard to stay away from the internet for several days at a time.” She also mentioned that it may be a disorder rather than addiction. January, the author, also said that single people and younger people are most likely to use the internet than any other person. People use it mostly…
In the article, “Miss G: A Case Of Internet Addiction,” New York Times writer Virginia Heffernan addresses the issue of Internet addiction. Heffernan’s purpose is to inform her readers that an Internet addiction might not apply to those who use the Internet for good. She uses authoritative figures and proves her research. She adopts an objective tone in order to prove to Internet users that Internet addiction is not always the case.…
The theory I’ve chosen to address the dependency of internet usage is gesalt therapy. Awareness and relationships with self and others are the major emphasis of the gesalt therapy. The theory addresses the contact between the individual and other individuals that significantly affect the individual overall. The goal is to help individuals mature. According to the theory, the Internet will be the client’s contact. Gesalt describes 5 layers or levels of contact which is the phony layer, phobic layer, impasse, implosive and explosive layer.…
Cash, H., Rae D. C. & Winkler (2012) A. Internet Addiction: A Brief Summary of Research and Practice. Current Psychiatry Reviews, 1.…
The survey shows that student’s grades can be affected by excessive use of the internet and electronic media devices. Parental involvement and rule setting could decrease a child’s usage and attachment to the internet and various electronic devices. Children should be supervised to some degree and have their time on line monitored.…
When researchers presented evidence to people that the internet causes addiction, depression, and psychological discombobulation, they resounded,“‘What’s next? Microwave abuse and Chapstick addiction’” (Dokoupil). Truthfully, people find the evidence impossible to fathom. The Internet allows us to instantly access the business world, keep in touch with our friends, and make our work easier. It would seem that the benefits would far outweigh any problems. Serious problems, however, can occur to Internet users when they use the Internet far too much. Evidence shows that excessive Internet use can damage people's intelligence, hinder relations and cause depression, and can impose on people a virtual world or an altered sense of reality.…
In the world today, technology is everywhere. From cell phones and laptops, people can access the Internet and experience social media like Facebook, Youtube, and Skype in order to interact with one another. But just like drugs and drinking, using the Internet too much can lead into a serious addiction. Three issues concerning American society 's dependency on technology are the signs and types of Internet addiction, the health problems for someone that has an Internet addiction, and the societal issues concerning intercommunication.…
DaBell, M., Chapman, C., Spellings, M., Whitehurst, G., & Schneider, M. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2006). Computer and internet use by students in 2003 (2006-065). Retrieved from Institute of…
All my life I have been addicted to computers, and most of the time my urge to be on the laptop has kept me inside and prevented me from playing football and other sports with my friends. The Internet is a big reason why people communicate less with one another. It works kind of like a drug because of the way it controls the human mind. The Internet hinders human interactions because of the way it consumes people’s time, alters their behavior and influences their educational research.…
Lanthier, R. P., & Windham, R. C. (2004). Internet use and college adjustment: The moderating role of gender. Computers in Human Behavior, 20, 591-606.…
Internet access can be neglectful to people and to their loved ones. Internet addictions may cause the person to be more obsessed with the computer, to avoid family time, and to be stuck in a fantasy world.…
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The use of internet has grown tremendously among the teenagers over the last few decades. This has largely been caused by a variety of reasons such as education and the need for entertainment. The internet provides a variety of free information and resources that can either build or destroy the life of a teenager. As a result, many teenagers have ended destroyed morally and psychologically due to excessive use of the internet for the wrong reasons. As a matter of fact, research shows that many teenagers get excessively addicted to the internet from the first time they gain access information in the web (Kraut & Kiesler, 49-74). The growing and excessive use of the internet among the teenagers has also largely been influenced by the affordability and availability of internet both at school and home. This continued use of internet by the teenagers has tremendously affected the teenagers adversely with time. To be precise, most teenagers who have excessively use internet have continued to have problems academically, socially and even morally.…
The undersigned English 12 students of Pilgrim Christian College are currently conducting a research study entitled “COMPUTER ADDICTION”, in partial fulfillment of the course.…
Teenagers of today find that the internet and computers are a necessity if they are going through high school. They need the internet and computers to do research for their assignments. If you don't have a computer you will get left behind in this information age. Internet addiction among teens is not specifically targetted towards the teens themselves, even children in lower grades will require a computer to research their assignments, but it all leads to one thing - computer dependency.…