Three Causes Of Online Technology Addiction

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According to the Oxford English dictionary, the term technology means, “scientific knowledge used in practical ways in industry, for example in designing new machines.” Online technology addiction started soon after technology came out; it is only now being revisited as culture is changing. Addiction is a need-based bonding process, when one becomes connected to an object (Hari). Technology addiction, therefore, has been a fairly recent type of addiction, around for approximately twenty-two years. There have been dramatic increases from the start of technology addiction to 2014 (Number of Internet Users). The amount of people living with internet technology addiction is rapidly increasing, because new technologies are continually being released. …show more content…

The first type of self-esteem destruction is the feeling of abandonment, when the individual feels as if no one cares about them. This feeling of no one caring can be caused by posting a picture or article and getting absolutely no feedback, such as likes or comments. The second type of self-esteem destruction is the feeling of being purposefully left out of a function, in order to making one feel bad. ( not being invited could be life altering) The third type of self-esteem destruction is the obsession disorder. This type of self-esteem destruction only applies to people who view the world through electronics and are unaware of the rest of the world that they are missing. There are two main views on technology addiction. The first view point is parents would agree and say that most children are addicted to technology, because of their child’s actions during free time. The second view point states that most doctors would agree that technology is a true addiction that needs to be addressed and …show more content…

Ray Lumpp is an impactful writer for www.AllTreatment.com. Some prominent signs of technology addiction are intense cravings, feeling distressed, anxious, or painfully isolated when separated from technology. One may also suffer from withdrawal. Another major sign of technology addiction is non-productive time usage; an example is to play computer games while listening to music or watching television while browsing the internet. Instead of productively studying, students spend their time on social networks. (and because they waist so much time- ) which cause them to be sleep deprived. Researchers are not sure if multitasking with media causes depression and anxiety or if multitasking is a way for depressed or anxious people to distract themselves. However, in the last decade, the amount of time spent multitasking with media increased one hundred and twenty percent. A possible solution would be to separate a person from their devices so that they can instead appreciate and focus on one thing at a time

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