Question

Write a short note.

Internet addiction

Answer 1

1. We live in the age of knowledge explosion. Ordinarily, accessing the internet is not a problem.
2. It becomes an addiction when there is a compelling need on the part of an individual to have to continuously access specific internet sites not for work or professional purposes but for very vested and personal needs or obsessions.
3. e.g. if one constantly needs to access sites for gaming, pornography, social media and entertainment, then it would qualify as addiction.
4. Internet addiction cuts across several age groups.
5. Internet addiction becomes a problem when it:
   a. Increases stress or anxiety in the individual.
   b. Causes stress to other people.
   c. Affects one’s physical health.
   d. Diminishes the value of interpersonal relationships.
   e. This leads to personal neglect.
   f. This leads individuals to inaccurate, prejudiced, titillating, unreliable and exploitative data.