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2. Internet addiction disorder - Wikipedia

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   A complete list of questions can be found in Dr. Kimberly S. Young's 1998 book Caught in the Net: How to Recognize the Signs of Internet Addiction and A Winning Strategy for Recovery and Laura Widyanto and Mary McMurran's 2004 article titled The Psychometric Properties of the Internet Addiction Test. The Test score ranges from 20 to 100 and a ...

3. How internet addiction may affect your teen’s brain ... - AOL

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   Internet addiction is associated with disrupted signaling in brain regions important for functions such as managing attention, a new study of teens has found. How internet addiction may affect ...

4. Psychological effects of Internet use - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Digital media use and mental health - Wikipedia

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   "Fear of missing out" can lead to psychological stress at the idea of missing posted content by others while offline. The relationships between digital media use and mental health have been investigated by various researchers—predominantly psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and medical experts—especially since the mid-1990s, after the growth of the World Wide Web and rise of ...

6. Computer addiction - Wikipedia

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   According to a Korean study on internet/computer addiction, pathological use of the internet results in negative life impacts such as job loss, marriage breakdown, financial debt, and academic failure. 70% of internet users in Korea are reported to play online games, 18% of whom are diagnosed as game addicts, which relates to internet/computer ...

7. Problematic smartphone use - Wikipedia

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   It is closely related to other forms of digital media overuse such as social media addiction or internet addiction disorder. Commonly known as " smartphone addiction ", the term "problematic smartphone use" was proposed by researchers to describe similar behaviors presenting without evidence of addiction.

8. Schaffer method - Wikipedia

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   The Jane Schaffer method is a formula for essay writing that is taught in some U.S. middle schools and high schools.Developed by a San Diego teacher named Jane Schaffer, who started offering training and a 45-day curriculum in 1995, it is intended to help students who struggle with structuring essays by providing a framework.

9. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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   The addiction involves genetic predisposition, corrupted brain chemistry, entrenched environmental factors and any number of potential mental-health disorders — it requires urgent medical intervention. According to the medical establishment, medication coupled with counseling is the most effective form of treatment for opioid addiction.