3. Is when a person has a compulsive need to
spend a great deal of time in the internet.
WHAT IS INTERNET ADDICTION?
4. Other terms for this addiction include
Internet addiction disorder (IAD)
and net addiction.
5. Internet Addiction is often accompanied by
other psychiatric disorders such as;
- personality disorder
- mental retardation
IS INTERNET ADDICTION IS A MENTAL
ILLNESS?
6. - DEPRESSION
-NO SENSE OF TIME
-MOOD SWINGS
-LONELINESS
-FEELINGS OF GUILT
SYMPTONS OF INTERNET
ADDICTION
7. PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF INTERET
ADDICTION
-BACKACHE
-HEADACHES
-INSOMIA
-WEIGHT GAIN OR LOSS
-NECK PAIN
-DRY EYES AND VISION PROBLEMS
8. -INTERNET GAMING
-INTERNET GAMBLING
-INTERNET INFIDELITY
-INTERNET CYBER SEXUAL ACTIVITIES
-INFORMATION OVERLOAD
-INTERNET COMPULSIVE BUYING
ACCORDING TO DR. KIMBERLY YOUNG
INTERNET ADDICTION CAN BE GROUPED
INTO SIX SUBTYPES
9. Online gaming
addiction is a topic of
increasing research
interest, a condition
characterized by
compulsive playing of
online games to the
exclusion of other
interests.
INTERNET GAMING
10. Online gambling or more commonly known as
internet gambling, is typically betting on casino
or sports type games over the internet. Also
gambling can be defined as risking a big amount
of money.
ONLINE GAMBLING
11. Is commonly
understood as a
violation of the
martial agreement, a
betrayal of one’s
trust, and a threat to
the marital bond.
INTERNET INFIDELITY
12. Internet sex addiction manifests various
behaviours: reading erotic stories; viewing,
downloading or trading online pornography;
online activities.
INTERNET CYBER SEXUAL ACTIVITIES
13. Is the difficulty in understanding an issue and
effectively making decisions when one has too
much information about that issue.
INFORMATION OVER LOAD
14. Is an unhealthy obesession with
shopping that interest with the daily
life of the afflicted. Symptoms include
obsession with shopping, anxiety
when not shopping, the constant
need to shop and the purchase of
unnecessary or even unwanted
items.
INTERNET COMPULSIVE BUYING
15. 1. Admit you are at risk of an addiction.
it is becoming more and more
common and more and more well known.
Do not be embarrassed; find others with
the same problem and help each other
beat it.
WAYS HOW TO AVOID INTERNET ADDICTION?
16. 2. Set aside limited time for computer use
make sure not to turn it on too many
times a week. If you have a laptop, make
sure to put it somewhere that you can
remember but mot somewhere that you see
everyday
17. 3. Call people instead of
sending instant message or
texts.
Call a friend and ask to
go outside for at least 3 hours
a day. This will distract you
from the computer.
18. 4. Make copies of the information you
need.
if there are pages which you look
constantly for information, simply copy all
text and save it in file, or even print it off.
19. 5. Try using the
computer at the library.
library is a good
place to get some good
books and magazines to
read, so you won’t be as
tempted to be on the
internet at home
20. 7. Get a hobby or an interest
that doesn’t involve the
internet.
get involved with
teams, clubs, sports, church,
music, dancing, singing, etc.
Keep up with local events in
your community .
