Technology has led to increased social isolation and neurosis. While technology connects people over long distances, it also creates isolation from society as people focus excessively on their devices even during social gatherings. Uncontrolled technology use, including excessive time spent on the internet, social media, computers, phones and video games, is linked to higher rates of social isolation, anxiety, and depression. Younger generations are particularly vulnerable as they have grown up with ubiquitous technology and spend less time on face-to-face interactions and physical activity. To improve well-being, people need to limit technology use and focus more on maintaining real social relationships and an active lifestyle.

1. social isolation
and
neurosis
By:- Simranpreet Singh, Sukhpreet Singh
Social Impact of Technology

2. Social Isolation
Socialisolationisthecompleteornear-completelackof
contactbetweenanindividualandthesociety.
Itisalsodefinedas“astateinwhichtheindividuallacksa
senseofbelongingsocially,lacksengagementwith
others,hasaminimalnumberofsocialcontactsandthey
aredeficientinfulfillingandqualityrelationships”
(Nicholson,2009,p.1346).

3. Neurosis
• Also known as psychoneurosis, it is defined as a
functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety,
obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and
physical complaints without objective evidence
of disease, in various degrees and patterns,
dominate the personality.
• It could also be defined as a relatively mild
personality disorder typified by excessive
anxiety or indecision and degree of social or
interpersonal maladjustment.

4. Main Reason:
Technology
Although technology has helped the world to stay
connected even when there is long distance but
it’s obsession has created isolation from the
society. During social gatherings, people are
together but are isolated by being buried in their
technological devices. Uncontrolled usage of
technology is the main reason for social isolation
and neurosis in many peoples nowadays.

5. Technologies that influence
social isolation:
• Internet
• Computers
• Cell Phones
• Social media
• Video Games

6. Internet
It is difficult to imagine our world without the
internet. It has changed the way our culture
treats almost everything, from watching
television to socializing.
But there is an evidence that Internet usage
has become harmful to our culture,
especially in social networking circles.
Social media cites like Facebook, Twitter and
Tumblr give users self-esteem problems.

7. Computers and Cell Phones
People constantly text each other instead of
calling them or meeting face-to-face.
Children are given access to cell phones at
younger ages and they use them on daily
purposes.
Many people spend time on computers doing
nothing purposeful.
New believe that conserving via computers is
better than face-to-face meetings.

8. Social Media and Children
• Children who are heavily engaged in
social networking have an increased
chance of developing anxiety and
antisocial personality disorder.
• Researchers at California State
University Dominguez Hills found middle
school students who were asked to study
for 15 minutes could only go 2 or 3
minutes without checking Facebook or
sending a text message (max miller)

9. Video Games
• Countless time being spent by children
playing video games.
• Many of these video games are often
aggressive from which the children develop
a feeling that it is OK to be aggressive.
• Instead of being physically active, children
develop obsession for video games as they
want to play online with their friends whom
they never met in-person.

10. Addiction to Technology
Many people don’t think about it but
technology can be addicting.
Addiction can be defined as being physically
dependent on something, without that thing
you feel withdrawal.
Technological addictions often causes social
isolation and neurosis.

11. Social Isolation, Neurosis
and Technology
• The connection between
these three topics is
indeed real.
• Unsurprisingly,
technology helps these
problems to flourish.
• Technology has lead to
less face-to-face time
with others.

12. Effects of Social Isolation and
Neurosis
• Depression,anxiety and lack of self-confidence.
• Aggressivethoughts
• Separation from reality
• Often times, wethinkof our social profile asa very serious
depiction of who we are
• More theusage of social media cites suchasFacebook,
Twitter andTumblr;less the self-esteem
• Lack of face-to-face communicationaspeople rely more on
technology

13. More Effects of Social
Isolation and Neurosis
• Less exercise & body movement and more
consumption of fast food, which in turn
leads to many medical problems.
• Lack of time management
• People who tends to socially isolate
themselves from others often ends up with
“Suicide”

14. Conclusion
Technology has improved our society in many
ways but nowadays it has taken control of
peoples’ lives almost everywhere you look.
I believe that people need to take a look back from
the direction in which they are going with
technology.
People should be able to put their technology on
side and focus more on maintaining their social
relationships and a active-healthy lifestyle.

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