This document discusses technology misuse and its effects. It begins by defining technology misuse as the excessive or problematic use of technology that harms the user, recipients, or others. While technology provides advantages like improved services and communication, it can also lead to data security issues, distraction, and addiction. The document then examines teen technology misuse and how low levels are associated with high social and emotional competence. Finally, it explores the links between technology abuse and mental health issues, such as brain changes related to emotional processing and impulse control as well as cognitive impairments and dopamine dysfunction that are similar to drug addiction.

1. Technology Misuse
Kaustubh Dwivedi (20070125044)
Vedangg Padia(20070125034)

2. What is Technology
Misuse?
Meaning of misusing technology
the use of technology that is
excessive or problematic and to the
detriment of the user, the recipient,
those around them and/or third
parties that are not directly involved
but who may be affected by it.

3. Advantages of
Technology
● Technology helps improve
services
● Easy and quick communication
● Has increased safety

4. Disadvantages Of
Technology
● Data security
● People get distracted easily
● Addiction

5. Teen technology
misuse
Despite the fact that teenage technology
abuse is a severe issue, there are still few
studies on the risk and protective
variables for this problematic behaviour.
A representative sample of 2139
teenagers enrolled in 22 secondary
schools in Andalusia participated in this
cross-sectional survey (Spain). In order to
find relationships between these
variables, structural equation modelling,
correlation, and regression studies were
all carried out.Low levels of technology
abuse were linked to high levels of social
and emotional competence.

6. Technology Abuse
and Mental Health
● Internet addiction is associated with
structural and functional changes in
brain regions involving emotional
processing, executive attention,
decision making, and cognitive control.
● Screen time is creating subtle damage
even in children with “regular”
exposure (average child clocks in more
than seven hours a day)
● Many children suffer from sensory
overload, lack of restorative sleep, and
a hyper aroused nervous system,
regardless of diagnosis sometimes
called electronic screen syndrome.
● Gray matter atrophy: Multiple studies
have shown atrophy (shrinkage or loss
of tissue volume) in gray matter areas
(where “processing” occurs) in
internet/gaming addiction

7. Technology Abuse
and Mental Health
● Compromised white matter integrity: Spotty”
white matter translates into loss of
communication within the brain, including
connections to and from various lobes of
the same hemisphere, links between the
right and left hemispheres, and paths
between higher (cognitive) and lower
(emotional and survival) brain centers.
● Reduced cortical thickness: researchers
found reduced cortical (the outermost part
of the brain) thickness in internet-addicted
teen boys
● Impaired cognitive functioning: Imaging
studies have found less efficient information
processing and reduced impulse inhibition
● Cravings and impaired dopamine function:
craving or urges for gaming produces brain
changes that are similar to drug cravings

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