What is Computer Addiction? Computer addiction is a relatively new term used to describe a dependency on one’s computer. Computer addiction is not limited to personal computers (PCs). It covers video games and the Internet and has already been given a label by psychologists‚ namely Internet addiction disorder (IAD). Internet/Computer Addiction is the excessive use of the internet/computer that affects their daily life activities. This includes gaming‚ gambling‚ pornography‚ shopping‚ blogging and
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THE EFFECT OF THE COMPUTER ADDICTION Technology has developed so much that it is almost crucial to have electronic devices particularly the personal computers at home‚ school‚ internet café‚ etc. Teenagers have gotten soused to have technology around them. However‚ while having these computers that make life easier‚ comfortable‚ and handy at most of the times‚ it could also have negative effects on their lives particularly in their studies when used too much. When these computers are used too much
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Introduction In everyday life‚ technology plays an ever-increasing role; innovations‚ such as cellular telephones‚ hand-held computers‚ automatic teller machines‚ and digital videodisks‚ quickly become incorporated into daily use and are added to society’s vocabulary. Information is available in far greater quantities than ever before‚ and the means to access and share it with others is unprecedented. Because the pace of sophisticated technological change is so rapid‚ however‚ little is known
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Addiction Defined Addiction has been defined as "A primary‚ chronic disease‚ characterized by impaired control over the use of a psychoactive substance and/or behaviour. Clinically‚ the manifestations occur along biological‚ psychological‚ sociological and spiritual dimensions"‚ (Schlimme‚ 2002). Symptoms of Video and Computer Game Addiction According to Maressa Hecht Orzack of Computer Addicition Services‚ symptoms of video and computer game addiction are quite specific: Psychological Symptoms
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started when computers has become one the needs in every home a building and has effected the youth culture.Most of youth or teenagers in the year 2010 ranging from 12 to 20 years old is now suffering from Internet Addiction Disorder (IDS).Internet access are now accessible everywhere we go and it makes it easier for youth to be addicted to the internet.There are no cure for computer addiction.This viral addiction has affected many parts of the society and the economics.Parents buy computers for their
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“The effects of Computer Game Addiction”. And the researcher made sure that the readers would easily understand anything that indicated in this paper. This chapter contains the research design‚ research locale‚ sample and sampling techniques‚ instrumentation‚ procedure for gathering data‚ statistical treatment of data and description of respondents. RESEARCH DESIGN This study used the descriptive method to gather the information about the effects of computer game addiction regarding this
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Foreign Literature On Computer Game Addiction Foreign Literature: Lepper‚ M. R. & Gurtner‚ J (2000)‚ states that prolonged and excessive use of these games can cause‚ mainly upon children‚ a number of physical and psychological problems which may include obsessive‚ addictive behaviour‚ dehumanization of the player‚ desensitizing of feelings‚ personality changes‚ hyperactivity learning disorders‚ premature maturing of children‚ psychomotor disorders‚ health problems (due to lack of exercise
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effects of playing online game (MMORPG) to the academic performance and behavior of I.T students . Online gaming is an activity that is fought in the world as children and youth spend hours doing such routine. In fact‚ same victims suffer from addiction; the habit of online gaming was quadrupled when it became integrated with the Internet: resulting the concept of online gaming. In online gaming‚ user use the Internet to connect with other players in the world and then play the same game‚ which
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Effect of Computer Gaming CHAPTER I INTODUCTION Today’s society is different to the one that existed not so many years ago. Our society is constantly changing. The most important characteristics of our era may be the transformation‚ transmission and dominion of information. We live in an information society where the leading role has been given to new technologies‚ especially those devoted to information. Our society could not be imagined without new technologies and their role both in this
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2 nd Year IT students Attitude in the Subject Computer ProgrammingAnd their Academic PerformanceReview of Related Literature: Computer technician‚ computer programmer‚ software engineer‚ network administrator‚computer engineer‚ web developer‚ and website administrator; these are just some of the manyoccupations one can apply to once that person is a graduate of the IT course. The professionsmentioned above are all high-paying jobs and are very much currently in demand in the presentand possibly
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