Cause And Effect Of Internet Addiction

As technology advances, the more parents are worrying about their children. The internet has become essential to everyday life, but does it have an effect? Video games have become a source of entertainment for young people all around the world. Videos have been blamed for any violence in young people. Recent games are now becoming bloodier and more realistic. I believe that video games do not negatively influenced young people to be more violent in real life. Instead they develop mentally, socially and emotionally.

Over the past 20 years, the entertainment industry has become one of the most successful industries around the world and changed the way we entertain ourselves from different aspects including watching TV and video gaming. However, the people who control the media have started implementing materials that show violence into all sources of digital entertainment, unaware of its serious psychological effects on youth. Youngsters are presently effortlessly presented to violence as diversions and consequently now have weapons and explosives comfortable fingertips, and this has prompted to some horrible results. It is likewise said that youngsters who are presented to violent video games might be at more grave danger. Nowadays, young teenagers spend more time playing video games and watching movies that show violence, and research on exposure to this type of entertainment shows that it is linked to positive and negative effects on psychological health.

In today's world, video games have become popular since scientist Michael Higginbotham made the first video game entitled ''Tennis for two'' which is known as “pong” (Brookhaven National Lavatory). As technology developed, video games have more details, are more appealing, and are more realistic. Furthermore, in today's world, violence has been a problem in America. In most cases everyone has experienced violence, whether it is on television, movies, or in their own home. As people search for a solution many people would say violent video games are the cause of this problem. Violent video games have been seen as the cause for aggressive and negative behavior among society. However, games do not inflict this behavior, for it is already instilled in the youth’s mind, there other things that promote violence, and playing violent games can be beneficial.

There are three main ideas which are important to know about Internet Addiction. The three main ideas are, people that are effected by the use of internet and what it causes, solutions for internet addiction and what companies do to promote internet users. How many people are addicted? What are some solutions for internet addiction? What problems are caused by internet addiction? The answers to these questions will be stated in the essay.

Why did internet addiction ratio increase in last five years? There are a lot of answers of these questions. Nowadays internet greatly affects our lives because internet is common in Turkey and everybody can easily access internet. "Internet addiction generally means spending time on internet." (Simkova & Cincera, 2004; Leung, 2004; Yellowlees & Marks, 2007) In diagnosing internet addiction; tests, scales, criteria, control list and likewise instruments and techniques can be used .But there are common reasons to be dependent on internet. So there are some disadvantages of internet addiction. For example; effects of social changes, effects of internet cafes, internet harms for human health. Social changes easily can affect our behaviors, relations

In the society we live in today, the internet has become a dominant force in our lives. The ones who are exposed the most to it are the ones who are in the most danger. In particular, teenagers are the ones in harm’s way mainly due to the fact that they spend the most time on the internet whether it be for academics or for leisure activities. However, when do we know when internet usage is too much? The effect of the increase of social media and technology has affected our teenagers is more than we know and the effects are only going to get worse as technology becomes a bigger focal point in our lives. The effects of social media on teenagers range from internet dependence and addiction, privacy information being leaked to other problems

Video games are the primary source of entertainment for children nowadays. Be it in form of Wii Games, Nintendo or Xbox; children nowadays seems to be practically smitten with video games. It was also shown as evidence in some cases that the influence of such games is so huge that few children start speaking and acting like characters in the video games. Many video games, dating back to 1976’s Death Race, contain some or other aspect of violence, such as killing the bad person, driving dangerous vehicle etc. With advancement in graphic technology including software, modern computers and other game related technology, the way in which such violence and other extreme sports are being depicted has become more vivid and realistic. Further, as more and more children are getting exposed violent games, there is a growing awareness among both parents and the government for regulation of such games. Also, apart from the fact that people were, in general, becoming more aware and conscious, numerous studies were also being done to find connection between violent video games and the rate at which violence and crime is growing. Some of these studies showed existence of a positive correlation.

Teenagers are easily addicted to things which are attractive, entertaining and social. Nowadays a lot of teenagers have their own phone and laptop which is convenient to keep contact with friends and family, but they use it to play video game most frequently and there are lots of violent video game affect adolescences have bad habits, the main reason is they get addicted on the internet. Huge negative effects appear if teenagers get addicted on the internet, including can not live without cellphone, internet addiction disorder and there are negative effects of internet violent game.

An increasing problem streaming throughout the global society today is IAD or Internet Addiction Disorder. Our culture along with many others has been consumed with the ease and pleasure of shopping, gaming, and social networking through online portals to the point that it has become an overwhelming problem for some people. What Internet Addiction Disorder is exactly has been the topic of much debate and so has what makes internet addiction so addicting. IAD is a serious problem and is receiving attention from all over the world. Once we’ve learn to identify the problem how do we deal with it? As technology is becoming faster, better, and increasingly available, the need to study and understand matters corresponding to Internet Addiction

There is not a clear stated definition of digital addiction however Shaw and Black (2008) characterize Internet addiction by excessive or poorly preoccupations, urges or behaviours regarding computer use and internet access that lead to impairment or distress. However as the term addict is a strong description DA is seen as a general misuse of the internet in various forms, as no formal definition exists the author sees the disorder as problematic computer usage resulting in negative consequences. According to Young et al DA is a broad term covering a wide variety of behaviours and impulse control problems. K.Young (1999) also categorised DA into five subtypes of DA, they are cybersexual addiction, cyberrelationship addiction; net compulsion (e.g. gambling or shopping on the internet); information overload (e.g. compulsive database searching); and computer addiction (excessive game-playing). This project highlights social network addiction which falls into the category of cyberrelationship addiction but also contemplates all other types.

The internet has become an integral component of our life, and this has greatly transformed the way we access information, communicate and do our work. Added to this fact, the internet is widely available in people’s homes, businesses, cyber cafés and learning institutions. However, the wide appeal and usage of the internet has come with a huge price that could be detrimental to our health and well-being if left unchecked. Internet addiction or internet addiction

With the creation of an online world comes the creation of new problems. The great network system known as the Internet has allowed for huge advances in the world, while creating very serious issues as well. Perhaps one of the most common of these negative issues is Internet Addiction Disorder, or IAD. Doctors Aviv Weinstein and Michel Lejoyeux define Internet addiction as being “characterized by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviors regarding Internet use that lead to impairment or distress (Weinstein & Lejoyeux, 2010).” One of the reasons this disorder is so prevalent, is the fact that it encompasses a large number of online activities which can lead to it.

“Cyber void is so full of amazing emptiness that it makes us feel fulfilled” (Khan). Funny how something that doesn’t even exist physically can make or break someone’s life – this, of course is in reference to the internet. In this day and era, it is impossible to function without the internet. It has been etched into our daily lives – our lives do depend on it in the very literal sense! While the internet has several negative impacts, it has a couple of positive effects as well.

Internet addiction has become a serious problem in today’s society. What is internet addiction? Internet addiction is defined as any online-related, compulsive behavior which interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family, friends, loved ones, and one’s work environment (“Net Addiction”, 2017). Just like any other addiction such as gambling or alcoholism the person with the addiction cannot control their addictive behavior and it completely takes over their lives. In the article published by Net Addiction it shows that one in eight Americans suffer from internet addiction and it also revealed that internet addiction is much higher in Asian countries like China, Taiwan, and Korea where thirty percent or more of the population has a problem with internet usage. Technology companies use psychological methods to make social media users crave

With the introduction of computer and the Internet, a new world has opened to its users. People can not only do their work using the resources of the computer, but also entertain themselves. It is also a great way of socializing as one can meet new people and make friends through online networking sites and chat rooms. Moreover, people do not need to refer to books and newspapers to gain information as all they want to know is just a click away because the Internet is loaded with information. However, like all good things, even the computer has certain disadvantages that can affect the users negatively. As the popularity of computers and Internet increased, a new type of addiction also began to emerge which is called computer addiction. The term computer addiction also includes Internet addiction and hence, there are many experts who call it the Internet Addiction