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Computer Health Concerns
Scott KeenEDL 554
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Internet Addiction
Internet Addiction, otherwise known as computer addiction, online addiction, or internet addiction disorder (IAD), covers a variety of impulse-control problems.
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These Problems Are:• Cybersex Addiction – compulsive use of Internet
pornography, adult chat rooms, or adult fantasy role-play sites impacting negatively on real-life intimate relationships.
• Cyber-Relationship Addiction – addiction to social networking, chat rooms, and messaging to the point where virtual, online friends become more important than real-life relationships with family and friends.
• Net Compulsions – such as compulsive online gaming, gambling, stock trading, or compulsive use of online auction sites such as eBay, often resulting in financial and job-related problems.
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Problems Continued:
• Information Overload – compulsive web surfing or database searching, leading to lower work productivity and less social interaction with family and friends.
• Computer Addiction – obsessive playing of off-line computer games, such as Solitaire or Minesweeper, or obsessive computer programming.
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Most Common Addictions
• Cybersex
• Online gambling
• Cyber-relationship addiction.
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Resources
Internet and Computer AddictionSigns, Symptoms, and Treatment
• http://www.helpguide.org/mental/internet_cybersex_addiction.htm