Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is excessive computer use that interferes with daily life. It becomes a problem when a person spends too much time on their computer without control over the habit. IAD can be caused by factors like depression, stress, anxiety, lack of social skills, and mood-altering behaviors. Symptoms include obsessive thinking about the internet, feelings of withdrawal and restlessness without it, and reduced social activities. Treatments include controlling internet use, goal setting, support groups, family therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.

1. Internet Addiction :
A Mental Disorder Due to Internet Overuse
By
Dr. Deepti Sharma
Associate Professor
Advanced Educational Institute
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2. Internet Addiction
Internet addiction disorder (IAD), or
more broadly Internet overuse
problematic computer use or
pathological computer use is excessive
computer use that interferes with daily
life.
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3. Core features of Internet
Addiction
It becomes a problem, when a person
spends too much time at his or her PC
with no control on the habit. It then can
be identified as a pathological disorder.
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4. Causes
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5. • Psychodynamic Perspective
Mental disorders or symptoms as depression, feelings of
isolation, stress, or anxiety
• Sociocultural Perspective
Familial factors
Lack of social skills
Peer behavior
The interactive aspects of the Internet
• Behavioral Perspective
Mood-altering potential of behaviors
• Biomedical Perspective
Chemical changes that occur in the body

6. Factors affecting the psyche
of internet addict
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7. Lack of
Tolerance Obsessive
thinking
Withdrawal
Symptoms
Psychomotor
AgitationReduces
social
activities
Feeling of
restlessness in
absence of internet
Feeling of
trembling
Anxiety and
tremors
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8. SUBTYPES OF INTERNET
ADDICTION
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9. • Online Shopping
• Online Gaming
• Cyber sexual Addiction
• Cyber-Relational Addiction
• Net Compulsions
• Information Overload
• Computer Addiction
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10. CATEGORIES OF INTERNET ADDICTS
• Lack of controlling behavior
• Having personal conflicts
• Seeking social comfort
• Having lot of time to spend on internet
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11. TREATMENT FOR INTERNET ADDICTION
• Invert Selection Method
• Using external stoppers
• Goal setting
• Staying abstinent from a particular set of activities
• Using reminder cards
• Developing personal inventory
• Entering into support group and seeking help
• Family therapy
• Cognitive behavior
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12. CONCLUSION
• The excessive use of internet can build low self-esteem, weakened
motivation, a sense of insecurity, fear of rejection
• Use the technology optimistically and not unconstructively.
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13. Dr. Deepti Sharma
Associate Professor
Advanced Educational Institute
Advanced Educational Institutions,
70 km Milestone,
Delhi-Mathura Road, Dist. Palwal, Haryana-121105
+91–1275–398400, 302222
deeptiguria@gmail.com
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