Internet Addiction Disorder is being considered for inclusion in the DSM-V. The DSM (“Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”) is the standard text used by psychiatrists in North America to diagnose psychological disorders.
Is Internet Addiction really a psychological disorder? University student Aaron Sheldon argues that it is:
Experts debate the existence of Internet Addictive Disorder, but … Internet addiction is just as real as your face, and the danger it poses to this and coming generations is underestimated.
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At this point, I have already passed through a phase of Internet-defined existence, during which I didn’t feel like I was doing anything wrong. However … I have skipped a ton of classes and assignments either to play a game, or to catch up on sleep I lost while playing the night before. … I have seen people’s relationships and friendships shatter, as well their grades and goals, at the beckoning call of MySpace’s trendy lure.
While tragic, I’m not sure that this proves that Internet Addition is a real disorder. How much time do you spend on the Internet per day? Do you think Internet Addiction is an actual psychological disorder?
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May 6th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
i think some people can become addicted to the internet just like drinking and gambling and even food. there are some poople who just cant help themselves. maybe they are lonely and looking for friendship who is to say?
sharonb
May 8th, 2008 at 6:45 am
i dont think this is a disorder that is silly. Its an addiction. I spend lots of time on the computer, im addicted but its no disorder.
May 20th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Addicted, okay, especially to writing online. Glad to say that I am living my life just fine though.
Then again, the quality of life is determined by how one independently manage his or her own choices. Quite sure psychology is also a science, a method, that helps people in doing so.
May 31st, 2008 at 5:35 am
hi.. im julia.. i know a person who is an internet addictor. she was married and having 3 childrens. she is not take care about their childrens. her husband will do all the things like cookin, washing clothes even drop their childrens into schools. but she is sleeping at late night by after 1 am and waking at late morning at 10 am..after that she is eating & doing her chatting job… she is not wasting her life. but she is waiting her husbands & childrens life also…
October 29th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
I spend lots of time on the computer.Because I don’t think this is a disorder. Every one likes to spend the computer very much.
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October 29th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
They suffer four symptoms: They forget to eat and sleep; they need more advanced technology or more hours on-line as they develop ‘resistance’ to the pleasure given by their current system; if they are deprived of their computer, they experience genuine withdrawal symptoms; And in common with other addictions, the victims also begin to have more arguments, to suffer fatigue, to get lower marks in tests and to feel isolated from society.
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November 2nd, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Internet addiction disorder refers to the problematic use of the Internet, including the various aspects of its technology, such as electronic mail (e-mail) and the World Wide Web. The reader should note that Internet addiction disorder is not listed in the mental health professional’s handbook, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition, text revision (2000), which is also called the DSM. Internet addiction has, however, been formally recognized as a disorder by the American Psychological Association.
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