The document discusses internet addiction, its causes and effects. It notes that internet addiction has become more common as the internet has become integrated into daily life. Various types of internet addiction are described, including gaming, social media, online shopping and cybersex. Signs of addiction include difficulty completing tasks offline and defensive behavior about internet use. Consequences can include problems at work, school and in relationships, as well as health issues from a sedentary lifestyle. Younger generations may be more susceptible due to technology use in the workplace.

1. INTERNET
ADDICTION
N.d. Rentalytix
BY CLEOVALENTINE

2. N.d. Forbes. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobmorgan/2014/05/13/simple-explanation-internet-things-that-anyone-can-understand/>.
ASTHE NATURE OFTHE
INTERNET CHANGES,
ADAPTS AND GROWS,
ITS ROLE IN OUR
EVERYDAY LIVES DOES
ALSO…

3. NOW,THE INTERNET HAS
BECOME A CORNERSTONE
OF DAYTO DAY LIFE,
ACTING AS A SOCIAL
MEDIATOR,A HOUSEHOLD
UTILITY,AND AN
ENTERTAINMENT HUB
N.d. Home Guardians

4. ASTHE ROLE OFTHE
INTERNET BECOMES MORE
DEEPLY ENGRAINED INTO
OUR DAILY ROUTINES,
INTERNET ADDICTIONS
HAVE BECOME MORE AND
MORE COMMON
N.d. Telegraph

5. INTERNET ADDICTION
DISORDER (IAD) IS A MEDICALLY
RECOGNIZED IMPULSE
CONTROL DISORDER
REGARDING ONES INTERNET
USAGE HABITS AND ISVERY
SIMILARTO PATHOLOGICAL
GAMBLING
N.d. WBEZ

6. ALTHOUGHTHERE ARE
MANYTYPES, SEVERITIES,
AND NATURES OF
INTERNET ADDICTIONS,
THEY ARE GENERALLY
CLASSIFIED INTO SIX
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES…
N.d. The Parent Cue

7. Online
Shopping
INTERNET
ADDICTIONTYPES
Gambling
Social
Media
Cyber
Sexual/
Porn
General
Surfing
Gaming
N.d. Http://www.visiblebanking.com/firstdirect-conducts-socialmedia-experiment-40-twitter-facebook-addicts-9694/
N.d. Tech Addiction. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://www.techaddiction.ca/gambling-addiction-signs-symptoms.html>.
N.d. Phych Alive
N.d. PGI BLOG

8. OVER 1 IN 8
AMERICANS EXHIBIT
INTERNET BEHAVIOUR
THAT INTERFERES
WITHTHEIR DAILY
LIVES AND
RELATIONSHIPS

9. FOUND IT HARDTO
STAY OFFLINE FOR
MORETHAN SEVERAL
DAYS AT ATIME
STAYED ONLINE
LONGERTHAN
INTENDEDVERY
OFTEN OR OFTEN
13.7%
12.4%

10. 12.3%
FELTTHE
NEEDTO
CUT
BACK ON
INTERNET
USE
8.7% FELTTHE
NEEDTO
CONCEAL
NONESSENTIAL
INTERNET USE
FROM FRIENDS
AND EMPLOYERS

11. 8.2% USEDTHE INTERNET
AS A WAYTO ESCAPE
PROBLEMS OR REVERSE
NEGATIVE MOODS
5.9% FELTTHEIR
RELATIONSHIP SUFFERED
BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE
INTERNET USE

12. WHO SUFFERS FROM
INTERNET ADDICTION?
0
20
40
60
80
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 64+

13. ALTHOUGH INTERNET
ADDITIONS EFFECT PEOPLE OF
ALL AGES, MILLENNIALS HAVE
ENTERED A JOB MARKETTHAT IS
COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH
TECHNOLOGY, MAKING
INTERNET ADDICTIONS EVEN
MORE COMMON
N.d. Gizmodo

14. NEARLY 40 % OF
MILLENNIAL'S FEEL
OVERWHELMED BYTHE
AMOUNT OFTECHNOLOGY
THEY ARE CONSTANTLY
SUBJECTEDTO ONTHE JOB
N.d. Alliance Interiors. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://www.allianceinteriors.ca/millennials-changing-office-life-ready/>.

15. 41 % OF MILLENNIALS
SAIDTHEY HAVE BEEN
THEVICTIMS OF
“INFORMATION
OVERLOAD.”
N.d. Intercept Group. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://interceptgroup.com/just-how-loyal-are-millennial-generation-y-consumers/>.

16. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INTERNET
ADDICTION INCLUDE:
1.
YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY COMPLETING
DAILYTASKS DUETOYOUR INTERNET USE
2.
YOU LOSETRACK OFYOURTIME ONLINE
3.
YOU GET DEFENSIVE ABOUTYOUR
INTERNET USE
4.
YOU DERIVE A SENSE OF EUPHORIA FROM
USINGTHE INTERNET
5.
YOU ISOLATEYOURSELF FROM FRIENDS
AND FAMILY DUETOYOUR INTERNET USAGE
N.d. ABC News
N.d. All Things Depression

17. !
JUST LIKE ALCOHOL OR
DRUG ADDICTS, INTERNET
ADDICTS SUFFER FROM
FINANCIAL,ACADEMIC,
OCCUPATIONAL AND
FAMILY PROBLEMS
N.d. California Examiner

18. “THEY MAY GET INTO
REPEATED ARGUMENTS
REGARDINGTHEIR
ONLINE USE,WHICH
CANTEAR DOWN ANY
STABLE RELATIONSHIPS
THEY HAD BEEN ABLETO
MAINTAIN”
- PROJECT KNOW REPRESENTATIVE
N.d. AMERSOL

19. CAUSES AND
EFFECTS OF
THESE
ADDICTIONS
INCLUDE,
MOOD SWINGS,
FEAR,
LONELINESS,
IRRITABILITY,
BOREDOM AND
LOW SELF
ESTEEM.N.d. Getty Images

20. IN MANY CASESTHESE FEELING
LEADTO SEVERE ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSION
N.d. ND Magazine

21. THE CONSEQUENCES OF
INTERNET ADDICTIONS CAN
RANGE FROM MISSING OUT
ON MOMENTS AND
EXPERIENCES IN AN ATTEMPT
TOTRY AND SHARETHEM
VIRTUALLY…
N.d. RUKKUS. Web. 21 May 2014. <http://rukkus.com/>.

22. TO MORE SEVERE
CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS
JOB LOSS
DECLINE IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
MARITAL PROBLEMS
SOCIAL ISOLATION
DEBT ACCUMULATION
FINANCIAL INSTABILITY
HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATEDTO
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES
N.d. Tax Resource

23. WHILE SEVERELY ADDICTED
USERS MAY NEEDTO SEEK HELP
FROM PROFESSIONALS,
MODERATELY FREQUENT
USERS CAN BENEFIT FROM
IMPOSING SELF REGULATED
RESTRAINTS AROUNDTHEIR
INTERNET USE

24. OUR DESIRETO CAPTURE, SHARE,
POST, REBLOG ANDTWEET
PERSONAL MOMENTS ARE
DIMINISHINGTHE JOY WE DERIVE
FROM EACH MOMENT
SO PUT DOWNTHE PHONE,
STEP AWAY FROMTHE
COMPUTER
AND ENJOYYOUR LIFEN.d. Camping Sites In Britain

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