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Internet addiction disorder. Internet addiction "disorder" (IAD), also known as problematic internet use or pathological internet use, is a problematic compulsive use of the internet, particularly on social media, that impairs an individual's function over a prolonged period of time. Young people are at particular risk of developing internet ...
Internet addiction can cause “negative behavioural and developmental changes” in the brains of adolescents, the experts said. These changes could mean teenagers struggle to maintain ...
Nomophobia is usually considered a behavioral addiction; it shares many characteristics with drug addiction. The connection of mobile phones to the Internet is one of the causes of nomophobia. The symptoms of addiction may be the result of a need for comfort due to factors such as increased anxiety, poor self-esteem, insecure attachment , or ...
Kimberly Sue Young O'Mara[ 1 ] (September 9, 1965 – February 28, 2019) was a psychologist and expert on Internet addiction disorder and online behavior. [ 2 ] She founded the Center for Internet Addiction in 1995 [ 3 ] while she was a psychology professor at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. [ 4 ] Until her death in 2019, Young was a ...
Internet addiction is associated with disrupted signaling in brain regions important for functions such as managing attention, a new study of teens has found.
Internet sex addiction, also known as cybersex addiction, has been proposed as a sexual addiction characterized by virtual internet sexual activity that causes serious negative consequences to one's physical, mental, social, and/or financial well-being. [58] [59] It may be considered a form of problematic internet use. [60]
Research suggests that using the Internet helps boost brain power for middle-aged and older people [17] (research on younger people has not been done). The study compares brain activity when the subjects were reading and when the subjects were surfing the Internet. It found that Internet surfing uses much more brain activity than reading does.
A digital detox is a time without digital devices, such as smartphones. A digital detox is a period of time when a person voluntarily refrains from using digital devices such as smartphones, computers, and social media platforms. [1][2] This form of detoxification has gained popularity, as individuals have increased their time spent on digital ...