internet addiction

Reliance on digital technology becomes a problem when a pleasurable, relatively harmless and even beneficial activity turns into an addictive behavior. The scope of this growing problem, the causes, the consequences, and efforts to address it are discussed.

A penetrating examination of the insidious effects of the Internet on our personalities?online and off. Whether sharing photos or following financial markets, many of us spend a shocking amount of time online. While the Internet can enhance well-being, Elias Aboujaoude has spent years treating patients whose lives have been profoundly disturbed by it. Part of the danger lies in how the Internet allows us to act with exaggerated confidence, sexiness, and charisma. This new self, which Aboujaoude dubs our "e-personality," manifests itself in every curt email we send, Facebook "friend" we make, and "buy now" button we click. Too potent to be confined online, however, e-personality traits seep offline, too, making us impatient, unfocused, and urge-driven even after we log off. Virtually You uses examples from Aboujaoude's personal and professional experience to highlight this new phenomenon. The first scrutiny of the virtual world's transformative power on our psychology, Virtually You shows us how real life is being reconfigured in the image of a chat room, and how our identity increasingly resembles that of our avatar.

After moving to a new school, fourteen-year-old Daria's need to stay connected to her old life via her cell phone and Facebook seems like addiction to her parents and new friends, but Daria doesn't see anything wrong until a serious problem arises.

"This book explores 10 unique facets of Internet health and safety, including physical safety, information security, and the responsible use of technology, offering takeaways from interviews with experts in the field and suggestions for proactively improving users' Internet safety."--Provided by publisher.

"Fourteen-year-old Indio McCracken enjoys instant stardom after his father post a video of him playing the guitar. Things quickly go sour when Indio's fame fuels his father's dream of raising the world's next Segovia. Robbed of a normal childhood, Indio desperately seeks escape online, creating an obsession that almost kills him. Facing school expulsion, or worse, Indio is shipped off to an addictions rehab center in the wilds of Northern Canada where the adventure of a lifetime awaits him."--Back cover.

A collection of information on Internet and social media addiction, with objective overviews, primary source quotes, and illustrated facts and statistics.

A collection of information on Internet and social media addiction, with objective overviews, primary source quotes, and illustrated facts and statistics.

Investigates the notion that people today are becoming psychologically addicted to the Internet through mobile devices, video games, and personal computers.

Explains how to tell if someone is addicted to the Internet and what to do about it.

The author shares the results of her three-year study into the the realities and results of Internet addiction; tells the stories of lives that have been disrupted and destroyed by the compulsion to be online; looks at the warning signs of Internet addiction; and outlines steps to recovery.