Awareness Programme on the overuse of smartphones by students

1. ARE YOUR LIVES DROWNED BY
THE SMARTNESS OF
SMARTPHONES ?
AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON THE OVERUSE OF
SMARTPHONES

2. CAN
ANYONE
DESCRIBE
THE KID IN
THIS
PICTURE?

3. DO YOU….
•Reach for your smartphone as the first thing in the morning ?
•Check your smartphone the last thing at night ?
•Continuously bring your smartphone while studying ?
•Take your smartphone to the bathroom with you ?
•Play with your smartphone while people are talking to you ?
•Check your smartphone for no particular reasons ?

4. CONSIDER
THESE AS
THE
WORST
THINGS IN
LIFE ?

5. THEN, WE CAN
SAY YOU ARE A
SMARTPHONE
ADDICT…

6. WHAT IS SMARTPHONE ADDICTION?
•It is the obsessive use of
smartphones.
•This behavioural addiction is
often called ‘Nomophobia’ or
the fear of being without
mobile devices.

7. NO MOBILE
PHOBIA OR
NOMOPHOBIA
FACTS

8. OVER USE OF SMARTPHONE HAS GIVEN
RISE TO
NOMOPHOBIA
• Fear of going
without your
phones
TEXTAPHRENI
• The fear that
you can’t send
or receive
texts.
PHANTOM
VIBRATIONS
• The feeling
that your
phone is
alerting you
when it really
isn’t.

9. C
O
N
S
E
Q
U
E
N
C
E
S

10. • Affects our health
• Affects our family life
• Reduces social relations
• Isolates us from the society
• Reduces mental stability
• Reduces our creativity
• Hinders our concentration

11. 6 REASONS TO
PUT YOUR
SMARTPHONES
AWAY

12. HEALTH
EFFECTS OF
SMARTPHONE
USAGE

13. LET’S UNTIE
IT ….

14. • Remove time consuming apps from
your device.
• Change your settings to eliminate
push notifications and other disruptive
alerts
• Set app time limits

15. • Keep your phone out of sight. Charge
your phone somewhere besides your
bedroom.
• Place some barriers around your phone
use, that forces you to concentrate on
what you are currently doing.
• Develop hobbies that feed your soul.
Replace games and social media apps
with hands on real world activities.

17. Don’t ever let your
lives drown in the
smartness of
smartphone

18. THANK YOU