The document discusses internet addiction, referencing a study that found 51% of students surveyed were problematic internet users, and 23.2% were addicted. It notes psychological symptoms associated with internet addiction like withdrawal and lists discussion points around topics such as whether excessive internet use should be considered an addiction. Questions are raised about the reliability of applying the study's findings to Ireland, how internet addiction may have changed since 2012, and different treatment approaches.

1. Internet Addiction
Alex Berkeley
Alix Rhodes
Karl Cooke
Niamh Hunt

4. Discussion points
1. Would you consider overuse of the internet, to the extent of impacting ones
daily life, an addiction or a problematic disorder?
2. The study states 51% of students are problematic internet users, and 23.2 % of
the participants are addicted to the internet, is a fair statistic?
3. Did you find that you identified with the symptoms discussed in the article?
4. From reading the article how reliable would you consider it, in relation to it not
being based in Ireland. Would it be more prevalent here?
5. As the article is from 2012, would you consider anything to of changed?
6. What did you think of the psychological symptoms found to be associated with
internet addiction?

6. 1. What do you think about the treatment involved in the centre in Daxing,
China? How would you treat it instead?
2. This study was carried out on students with a high socio economic
background, do you think the results would differ if it was carried out on
students with a low socio economic background?
3. Do you think that educating adolescents about the effects and risks of
internet addiction would change how adolescents use the internet and
how much time they spend on it?
4. Do you think anyone is susceptible to addiction?
5. Do you think that internet addiction is more prominent in our generation,
or younger generations?
6. What do you think about schools using iPads as learning tools? Could this
be a positive or negative influence on internet addiction.