History of Computer Addictive and Meaning: Computer addiction was noticed in 1973 in some people. The addiction is a mental illness which causes the excessive use of computers to the extent of it interfering with daily life. Its excessive use may also explain problems in social interaction‚ personality‚ mood‚ work ethic and relationships. Computer addiction is the excessive use of computers to the extent that it interferes with daily life. Excessive use may explain problems in social interaction
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Argumentative Essay Draft 3 Tarek AbdelWareth Computer Addiction I. Introduction Thesis: Despite the negative social and health effects of computers‚ we cannot restrict their use‚ for they became a prime part of our life today. II. Background Information Computers were invented to save time and effort. They have integrated with our lives and became a main part of it. There are numerous applications for computers nowadays. Computers are the backbone of this era. Reading‚ writing‚ simple
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From the time computer games made their way into family homes‚ parents have wondered if violent video games may negatively affect children and teenagers. Today‚ parents still worry about the effects of violent computer games and of course it also remains a popular topic for the media. However‚ with a growing number of children and teens spending excessive time playing computer games‚ perhaps parents should be more worried about teenagers addicted to computer games than the effects of violent video
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How Computer Addiction Works Obsessively checking e-mail. Playing online games for 12 hours or more at a time. Placing more value on chat-room friends than real friends. Neglecting family‚ work and even personal health and hygiene. These are all symptoms of a new form of addictionthat has surfaced only in recent years: computer addiction. Creating a single definition for computer addiction is difficult because the term actually covers a wide spectrum of addictions. Few people are literally addicted
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Research Paper on Computer Games Addiction The Problems Of the Younger Generation Addicted to Computer Games No one can deny the overwhelming influence of media on the present day society. It is surrounding people wherever they are‚ as media is the books and newspapers that people read‚ TV shows and movies they are watching‚ radio they are listening. There is almost no escape from it. Media forms people?s opinions and experiences they rely on in their lives. Even though the influence of media
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Science and Computer Studies Computer Science Department Game Addiction Submitted to: Ms. Gina Tan-Sanfilip Submitted by: Chelsea Ann Montilla Brandon Kyle Davey Ricci Zerrudo Julian Robert July 15‚ 2013 CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction In recent years‚ several studies have demonstrated that at least a small group of gamers has trouble controlling their online video game playing. Excessive amounts of time spent on playing online video games can be severely
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Effect of computer addiction Computer addiction‚ our world is surrounded by technology and we use technology to almost everything‚ our world has gotten so used to tehcnology around us we cannot imagine a life with it‚ though it can come handy it still has its negative effects. Computer addiction is common nowadays beacuse we cant imagine living a life without technology‚ we use computers for almost everything.Parants usually buy their kids computer to study but teenagers often find a
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Computer addiction‚ a loosely used term with Internet Addiction‚ or Video game addiction‚ is the excessive or compulsive use of computers to the extent that it interferes with daily life. This disorder may affect the following: social interaction‚ mood‚ personality‚ work ethic‚ relationships‚ thought process. It may also cause social disorders or possibly sleep deprivation. It is important to note that as of now‚ psychologists are not sure how to label this disorder. Many refer to it as Internet
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COMPUTER ADDICTION Addiction - "a habit so strong that one cannot give it up." We are all aware that people form addictions to many things‚ from cocaine to gambling. References to alcoholism‚ workaholism‚ even chocoholism‚ are commonplace throughout our society. The idea that people can form addictions to computing is a relatively new one‚ but quickly gaining ground. Perhaps some day the word "netaholism" will be as widely-used as the others; being a "user" may have more connotation than we realize
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69 Online video game addiction Exploring a new phenomenon Online video game addiction Exploring a new phenomenon Antonius J. van Rooij IVO Heemraadssingel 194 3021 DM Rotterdam T 010 425 33 66 F 010 276 39 88 Secretariaat@ivo.nl www.ivo.nl Antonius J. van Rooij Online video game addiction Exploring a new phenomenon Antonius J. van Rooij Online video game addiction. Exploring a new phenomenon. © Antonius J. van Rooij‚ 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this publication
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