Nowadays, we can easily see people sitting around each other but only staring at their smartphone without any conversation. Smartphones of today have so many features that people can hardly seem to look up and keep them for a second. These behavior is more likely to be see as an addiction. Obviously, people have different opinion regarding smartphone addiction where some people think it is a problem whereas some might not. Despite of all the facts and opinion we question ourselves are we even addicted to smartphone? Do we reach for our smartphone first thing in the morning? Is our smartphone the last thing we check at night? In “Stop Smartphone Insanity”, the purpose of the commercial is to persuade people to stop smartphone addiction that is dangerous and I think that they did an excellent job presenting their idea.
The “Stop Smartphone Insanity” is a Public Service announcement which uses comedic and satirical style of presentation to convey their message on creating awareness to people to look up and stop smartphone addiction. The main character who is extremely addicted to his smartphone acted as Jim Carrey to exaggerate how insanely people addicted to their smartphone. The commercial starts by introducing the him and followed by some unfortunate event which is caused by his negligence towards his surroundings because of his addiction. Jim was distracted with his phone when sitting with his friend in the cafeteria, bumping into the doors, lamp post and even into random
“Half of Teens Think They’re Addicted to Their Smartphones”, written by Kelly Wallace is an article displaying statistics and personal experiences that prove a large number of today’s teenagers and parents are attached to their handheld devices. The article, by Wallace from CNN, was submitted on May 3, 2016, only a few short months ago.
“Technology should improve your life...not become your life”is a quote from Billy Cox that talks about how technology is being used too much.An app is being developed to help people control their time on social media.This app would be a good tool for people who want to reduce their time on their devices.Some reasons why this is helpful is many people become addicted to technology,some people neglect their families and friends when they’re on their phones,and people can miss out on life if they are trying to record it.
In “Jessie Brown: Who Says Smartphone Addiction is bad thing? The case for constant connectivity” (Brown, 2012), Brown claims that the cellphone is not the problem, in fact, it is the person and how they choose to value their time while using smartphones.
In Nicholas Carr's "How smartphones hijack our minds" and Jean Twenge "Have Smartphones Destroyed A Generation? " Both authors elaborate the idea that smartphones have a crucial effect on everyday lives. This topic is suitable for discussion because smartphone addiction is embedded in all of society, and with this we have become too dependent and detached from one another. In Nicholas Carr's "How smartphones hijack our minds" the topic of how overusing smartphones have affected people are discussed.
“My IPhone addiction was making me a terrible mom” is an article by Meredith Hale and was published in the Washington post in mar 2015. This article is about an everyday mom who let her addiction of utilizing her IPhone daily become a problem in her family lives. She delayed daily activities just by spending time on her phone and her children were somewhat unhappy. So she decided to stop complete use of her phone for a week. The author goes to explain how she became aware of her own addiction after returning a tablet she didn’t want her daughter to get addicted to. I do agree that she should have made a change to her use of the phone. However, I do not think a week without it completely solved the problem. She should have
The majority of citizens today have access to a smartphone, and a large portion of a person’s time is spent on social media, research, and many other tasks. The smartphones we utilize in everyday life offer many benefits, and it is also an activity that the brain enjoys. This is due to dopamine, a chemical that is produced by the brain. This fosters an individual to further indulge in an activity. In extreme cases consequently, this can cause an addiction, which triggers an individual to be incapable of discontinuing their obsession. As a result, smartphone addiction has developed into a serious issue, especially in teenagers. Jean M. Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University and journalist on The Atlantic, shows concern when surveying her undergraduate students. As stated by Twenge, many students possessed the mindset of an addict in regards to using their phone in bed: “I know I shouldn’t, but I just can’t help it”. Smartphones have altered the United States in many positive aspects; however, there are many adverse effects that it can have on a teenager’s lifestyle.
Are we addicted to our cell phones? This is a common question that has arisen in the past several years as our phone technology and capabilities continue to increase. According to recent statistics, 85% of the U.S. population are cell phone users (Chen).We Americans use our cell phones to do just about everything. We talk, text, check our E-mail, surf the Internet, and interact in social networking, all on our phones. Because our phones have become so resourceful to us in our everyday lives, many say that cell phones have become addicting. Cell phones in today 's life have become very addicting to many people, and there are many ways in which to show how they are addicting.
Smoking and alcoholism may be the more obvious addictions that are known throughout our society. But is society overlooking another significant addiction simply because it is not a substance to be consumed by the human body? It seems as though there is an addiction with a growing number of users and these users hold their addiction in the palm of their own hand, almost continuously, in the form of a smart phone. A smart phone may be conceived as only a simple convenience to stay connected with friends and family, however recent studies are proving otherwise. It is an addiction that is almost always and easily available at one's fingertips. Students are lacking in their performance at school, social experiences are
When people think of addictions, usually, drugs and chemical substances come to mind. A frequent trend observed in today’s age is not being able to go anywhere without one’s digital device and being addicted to that device, especially one’s cell phone. Adopting a cell phone separation anxiety, is a type of behavioral addiction that is seen more and more today. On average, people are spending about three hours on their phones each day. Alter states, “‘Behavioral addictions are really widespread now...risen with the adoption of newer more addictive social networking platforms, tablets and smartphones’” (Dreifus). As new technologies that cater to people’s wants increase, addiction to these technologies will increase as well. People become so attached to their phones that they will perhaps get distracted from their current situation. In the article “Hooked On Our Smartphones”, the author Jane E. Brody talked about how sometimes commuters or drivers put themselves in a dangerous position when they pay more attention to their phone instead of what surrounds them. The almost
Smartphones have become a big part of our lives. People are always using their smartphones for various reasons and the result is a generation that is connected to their phones. The over use of smartphones affects people’s mental health which is described as “A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.” resulting in depression, anxiety, addiction, lack of sleep, and less motivation. Smartphones are helpful but they have more problems than the help they offer. For these reasons smartphones are becoming a necessary evil that is damaging our lives.
The diagnostic criteria for smartphone addiction proposed in this study were based on the population with the currently largest sample size and the diagnoses were validated by psychiatric interviews. Our findings indicated that smartphone addiction has overlapping features with substance-related or behavioral addictive disorders, but the unique properties of smartphones, i.e. its excellent accessibility and multiple Internet-based applications, contributed to its unique but prevalent addictive behaviors.
Smartphone’s aren’t just distracting drivers but the pedestrians as well keeping their focus off the environment they’re in and making them forget to watch their step and to check for cars before crossing the road. The smart phone doesn’t stop there it especially distracts our students during class. Mr.Treguboff told a story to his class about this one girl who would always be on her phone during his class. The girl got her phone taken away so one day she was in class sitting with her lab partner and her partner would keep her phone out on the desk. So every now and then when the partner got a notification the girl would grab her partner’s phone as if it were her own. Mr.Treguboff called her out on this and she didn’t even notice she was doing it therefore showing signs of addiction.
Over the years, smartphones have been more connected to our lives than ever before. Smartphone addiction has swept the nation and is becoming a growing issue for all generations. Being addicted to smartphones can lead to mental risks, social media addiction and problems in real world situations; be that as it may there are some possibilities to help fix this problem.
The smartphone is still a fairly new invention and is constantly being developed and improved. This device has integrated itself into our culture and is slowly becoming essential to our lives. The younger generation known as "Millennials" in the age range of 18-35 years old check their cell phones on average about 75.6 times a day (Soto et al., 2017). This number is exceptionally high when compared to the older generation who only check their phone around 23 times a day, according to the same research. This paper will cover cell phone addiction and its effects on the college students lifestyle. Addiction in this case is tied with the substance use criteria in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5). In the criteria it states that substance use is "a pathological pattern of behaviors related to use of the substance." Extremely high smartphone use can lead to these behaviors where dependency is an issue.
I know many of us love our phones for a good reason: They tell the weather, the time of day and the steps we’ve taken. They entertain us with music and connect us to friends and family. They also answer our questions and quell feelings of loneliness and anxiety.