Film 260 Flipbook
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The document discusses internet addiction and how internet and technology usage is increasing, especially among youth. It explores how internet addiction shares similarities with substance addictions, as people often use the internet or technology to escape reality. The overuse of internet and technology can negatively impact mental and physical health. The new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders will recognize "Internet-use disorder" as a condition requiring further study.
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- 1. Too much internet? Lucas Morrissey Photo – Wikimedia Commons
- 2. Photo – wikimedia commons Who starred in that random show from way back when? One sec let me google it.
- 3. I have five minutes to kill at this bus stop? Let me check my RSS feed Photo – Flickr (pulpolux)
- 4. Let me go see if anything is new on facebook. I finished one question on my assignment? Photo – Lucas Morrissey
- 5. Internet addiction has been a growing concern since the mid 90s. -Gareth Cartwright Photo – Wikimedia Commons
- 6. It [Internet Addiction Disorder] is mostly found among kids. - Nidheya Suresh Photo – Flickr (Paulm)
- 7. My parents tell me to get off the computer, go outside, read a book. -Owen Loeb Photo – Flickr (shifted)
- 8. Internet usage is starting at a younger and younger age.
- 9. Computers aren't the only gateway we have into these vast, all-encompassing water worlds of information. –Gareth Cartwright Photo – Wikimedia Commons
- 10. In 2000 45% of teens had a cell phone, presently 75% do. -Pew Statistics Photo – Flickr (frerieke)
- 11. If growth continues at this rate, smartphones could account for 70 percent of all U.S. mobile devices by next year [2013]. -Devindra Hardawar Photo – Flickr (n/a)
- 12. We are never disconnected . –Gareth Cartwright Photo – Flickr (shareski)
- 13. Many of the self-confessed addicted teenagers say that the Internet provides a safety blanket for them to escape from the trials and tribulations of real life. –Nidheya Suresh Photo – Flickr (gildedrooster)
- 14. “I go onto the Internet to escape real life. For those few hours, I can forget about college, projects and everything.” - Rachna Sukuru Photo – Flickr (N/A)
- 15. It is obvious that people wish to escape their perception of the reality of their lives. The euphoric state produced by the drugs is deemed better than the real situation. – Charley Reese Photo – Flickr (keep-on-moving)
- 16. The reasons for drug usage are similar to that of internet usage. As well, they both have long term noticeable effects on the body. Photo – Flickr (nataliejohnson)
- 17. Most intriguing is the fact that some of these changes [to the brain] are what you see happening in the brains of people addicted to cocaine, heroine, special K, and other substances. -Alice G. Walton Photo – Flickr (n/a)
- 18. Many symptoms of internet addiction are similar to other addictions. Ie restlessness when not using, anxiousness, irritability etc. Photo – Flickr (n/a)
- 19. The new version of the DSM—the international psychiatric diagnostic manual—will list "Internet-use disorder" as a condition "recommended for further study." -Abby Ohlheiser Photo – Wikimedia Commons
- 20. This is a start to hopefully educate the current youth on how to avoid said addictions and to provide support to those who currently suffer from the disorder. Photo – Flickr (soldiersmediacenter)