The document discusses Facebook addiction, which refers to excessive and compulsive Facebook use that leads to negative personal outcomes. While excessive use is not necessarily addictive, studies have focused on Facebook addiction given its popularity. Facebook addiction is characterized by preoccupation, progression of use, perceived loss of control, persistence despite negative consequences, and overuse in various areas like checking, reporting, commenting, and concern for one's image. Factors that may contribute to addiction include fear of missing out, compensating for shyness, and relying on it for social validation. The document outlines signs of addiction and provides recommendations for admitting addiction, reducing use, finding real-life alternatives, and seeking therapy.

1. Prepared by:
Orlando A. Pistan, MAEd
Psychology Instructor

3. “Facebook addiction” is a term coined by researchers that
is applied to individuals who engage in excessive, compulsive
Facebook use for the purposes of mood alteration, with negative
personal outcomes.
However, excessive use may not be considered addictive
unless it is compulsive; for example, one may spend long hours on
Facebook for the purposes of work without being addicted.
Because Facebook is currently the most popular social
networking site, and empirical studies of Facebook use outweigh
studies of other social networking sites the present review focuses
on the emerging problem of Facebook addiction.

4. The American Psychiatric Society does not
consider "social media addiction" also called "internet
addiction disorder" to be a behavioral disorder. In the
current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM) it's listed as a "condition for further
study."

5. • Preoccupation – too
much concentration
and obsession.
• Progression – series
or succession.

6. • Perceived loss of
control
• Persistence despite
negative consequence

7. • Over checking
• Over reporting
• Over commenting
• Over concern for FB image
– virtual image
• Over concern with
numbers – likes
• Overtime on FB
• Over scrolling
• Prioritizing virtual reality
over real life

8. • Accessible and user-friendly
• Fear of missing out
• Fear of being offline
• Compensating for being shy in
real life
• Relying in FB for social
validation
• Attaching ego
• Voyeurism, exhibitionism
• Escapism from loneliness
• Power of fake accounts

9. 1. Transparency Vs.
Untruthfulness
2. Authenticity Vs. Insecurity
3. Connection Vs. Illusion of
Connection
4. Altruism Vs. Antisocial
behaviour

10. • Admit that you are
addicted to Facebook
• Decide to make major
lifestyle change
• Reduce and schedule use
of Facebook
• Work first, Facebook
later

11. • Find real life alternatives
to Facebook
• Try talk therapy for your
emotional and self-
esteem issues
• Enlist the help of others

12. Thank you for paying
attention.