•

Case 3: Computer addiction •

Sample answers:
• The survey, which questioned
more than 2,000 secondary school
pupils aged 11 to 17, found that 39%
• 1. Read the news article on computer addiction: “Four in ten teenage girls 'are believe they are addicted to the
addicted to internet: Youngsters increasingly showing signs of compulsion with internet. For addiction, 46% of the
their tablets and smart phones” at http:// www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article- girls show sign of addiction while
2623903/Four-ten-teenage-girls-addicted-internet-Youngstersincreasingly- 36% for the boys.
showing-signs-compulsion-tablets-smart-phones.html
• • Girls spent more time chatting to
• 2. After reading the article, answer the following questions: friends on social networks, while
• • From the research, do boys and girls share the same Internet usage? Explain boys were more absorbed by
computer games.
your answer. Cite statistics or data.
• • Cite one real life example in your school or community of teenagers who have • • Advice from Tablets for Schools to
experienced computer addiction. What happen them? Have they recovered avoid computer addiction: Use real
from their addiction? alarm clocks instead of cellular
phones, Set time limits on how
• • Give two pieces of advice from Tablets for Schools to avoid computer youngsters can use devices with
addiction. specific times during the day or
• 3. Summarize the answers.
week for being ‘unplugged’, Impose
boundaries on the way in which we
• 4. Choose a reporter to present the answers in class. The reporter may use use our digital devices, Set a
presentation software or cue cards. dialogue with the youngsters on
computer use.
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• Question 2A

 From the research, do boys and

girls share the same Internet
usage? Explain your answer. Cite • Answer:
statistics or data.

Teenage boys and girls don't use social media in

the same way. According to a new study by the Pew
Research Center, technology and social media are more
integral to teenagers' social lives than ever. ... Instead, 57%
of boys said they made their friends through online gaming,
compared to 13% of girls.
 COMPUTER ADDICTION
• Question 2B
 Cite one real life example in your school or
community of teenagers who have
experienced computer addiction. What happen
them? Have they recovered from their
addiction?
• Answers:
• I knew Connor’s three-year addiction to
computer gaming had been ruining his life.
• But until he made that decision to change, four
years ago, there had seemed little any of his
family could do to help. His obsession with
living in a virtual world was consuming his life,
and destroying his education. It had left him
without real-life friends — or the skills needed
to acquire them. It had driven his father and
me to despair.
 Answers
 Limit your time on the computer.
• You can set a limit by setting a timer. ...
Question 2C
• You can ask family, friends, or roommates to help you
enforce the limit. ...
 Only use the computer for necessary tasks
 Give two pieces of advice from Tablets for Schools to • You can uninstall programs that aren’t necessary to your
avoid computer addiction. work, such as games or software for entertainment.
• You can ask friends or family to set a password or
“parental controls” to block you from accessing
websites or programs that aren’t related to your work.
  Teenage boys and girls don't use social media in the same way. According to a
new study by the Pew Research Center, technology and social media are more
integral to teenagers' social lives than ever. ... Instead, 57% of boys said they
made their friends through online gaming, compared to 13% of girls. I knew
Connor’s three-year addiction to computer gaming had been ruining his life.
 But until he made that decision to change, four years ago, there had seemed
little any of his family could do to help. His obsession with living in a virtual
world was consuming his life, and destroying his education. It had left him
without real-life friends — or the skills needed to acquire them. It had driven
his father and me to despair.

SUMMARIZE OF THE  Limit your time on the computer.

• You can set a limit by setting a timer. ...
ANSWERS • You can ask family, friends, or roommates to help you enforce the limit. ...
 Only use the computer for necessary tasks
• You can uninstall programs that aren’t necessary to your work, such as games
or software for entertainment.
• You can ask friends or family to set a password or “parental controls” to block
you from accessing websites or programs that aren’t related to your work.
Treatment of Child Pornography Offenders for Internet
Sex Addiction.

• A compulsive-impulsive spectrum
disorder
• Called for inclusion in DSM-V •
Three subtypes
• Excessive gaming •
Sexual preoccupation
• Email/text messaging • Four
components:
• Excessive use
Inability to stop Escape to the
• Withdrawal Risky behaviors
internet
• Tolerance
• Negative repercussions
Lost sense of Withdrawal
Lies
time symptoms

Increased use Preoccupation