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TEACHING PROGRAMME ON
KNOWLEDGE IN REDUCING HEALTH
HAZARDS OF SMARTPHONE AMONG
ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED
COLLEGE AT VELLORE
BY
PAPPITHA.D
2ND YEAR NURSING
(MENTAL HEALTH NURSING)
 CONCLUSION

PREVENTION &
MANAGEMENT

SIGNS &
SYMPTOMS

HEALTH HAZARDS

ADVANTAGES &
DISADVANTAGES

SMARTPHONE &
FEATURES

INTRODUCTION

SYNOPSIS
INTRODUCTION

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SMARTPHONE

A smartphone that performs many of the

functions of a computer, typically having a
touchscreen interface, Internet access, and an
operating system capable of running
downloaded apps. LONGER RANGE ,
PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USED
FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION.
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 SMARTPHONE FEATURES
 Music
 Movies
 Being Handy
 Organizer apps(Calculator ,Clock
,Alarm ,Calendar)
 We b B r o w s e r
 Banking
 Shopping
 Camera
 Bluetooth
 Gps
 Gaming

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ADVANTAGES
Smartphones are easily access i b l e and they act like single point of
contact

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DISADVANTAGES
Smartphone
causes tiredness
and emotional
stress which leads
to Impaired
Concentration

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 HEALTH
HAZARDS

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A l l o w i n g s m a r t p h o n e s i n c l a s s m a y a ff e c t t h e s t u d e n t s a b i l i t y t o c o n c e n t r a t e , e v e n t u a l l y
leads to academic disruption

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‘WHO’ classifies  smartphone radiation as a “possible human carcinogen” due to an increased
risk of brain cells d a m a g e f r o m l o n g - t e r m   a n d h e a v y u s e   o f s m a r t p h o n e s

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Smartphone consumers getting headaches a r e a n i n c r e a s i n g p r o b l e m i n t h e r e c e n t
elevation of smartphone addiction

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Blue light from your phone may be permanently damaging your Eyes &   t h e
e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c w a v e s e m i t t e d b y t h e p h o n e c a n p e r m a n e n t l y d a m a g e y o u r Ears

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Long term exposure to smartphone induces oxidative stress considered to be one of the
reason for male infertility

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D is tr a c ti o n w h i le d r iv in g le a d s t o accidents

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Th e te r m u se d t o d e s c r i b e th e   n e c k   p a in a n d d a m a g e s u s t a in e d f r o m l o o k in g d o w n a t
y o u r sm a r t p h o ne texter ’s neck

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O v e r u sa g e o f sm a r t p h o ne s u n d e r bad posture m a y pu s h u s to a m e ta b o li s m
r e la t ed sk e le t a l d i s e as e ‘dowager ’s hump’

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Texter’s thumb a l s o k n o w n a s G a m e r ’s t h u m b o r s m a r t p h o n e t h u m b i s r e s u l t o f
 

shooting and numbness, pain in hands

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Te e n a g e r s w h o w e r e s p e n d i n g m o s t o f t h e i r t i m e o n s c r e e n s a n d I n t e r n e t w e r e l e s s s a t i s f i e d
w i t h t h e i r l i v e s , w e r e l e s s h a p p y a n d s u ff e r e d f r o m low emotional stability

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Nomophobia is the irrationalfear of being without mobile phone o r
being unable to use your phone for some reason

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Phantom vibration syndrome  or phantom ringing syndrome  is a sense that
mobile is vibrating , when it is not r i n g i n g

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Increasingly widespread problem among teenagers is smartphone separation anxiety ,
when they are unable to access mobile or if the mobile is misplaced

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Priority given to gaming over other activities to be seen as a pattern of gaming behavior
named gaming disorder characterized by impaired control over gaming

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Hundreds of former employees of an electronic giant believe their cancers were caused by
workplace exposure to neurotoxins and carcinogens

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Oversharing Information i s a n a d d i c t i o n t o o v e r s h a r e t o o m u c h p e r s o n a l
information to the public or a stranger over social network

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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

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You Can’t Sleep

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You’re Anxious

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You’re Stressed Out By Social Media

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You Can’t Stand Still Without Checking Your Phone

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You Fail the Test

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You Lose Time

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You’re Always Distracted

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You Can’t Stop Checking In

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You Text More Than Talk

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You Mindlessly Scroll

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You Have Physical Discomfort

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You Can’t Leave Home Without It

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You Feel Lonely Without It

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You’re Wasting Too Much Time

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You Never Eat Alone

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PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT

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Keep your smartphones a little far from you while you sleep

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Turn off all social media notification

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Try to delete unnecessary apps

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To s a v e y o u r s e l f f r o m r a d i a t i o n r e m e m b e r t o r e d u c e t h e l e n g t h o f c a l l s

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H AV E A P H O N E - F R E E D AY O N C E A W E E K - O n c e a w e e k , d o s o m e t h i n g c r a z y a n d
leave your phone at home.

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Make meals your phone free zone

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To Help self and others , educate yourself on smartphone
hazards

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CONCLUSION

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IT IS CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT SMARTPHONES DO HAVE
AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON ADOLESCENTS
Smartphone is an internet jungle that has both HERB and POISONOUS plants, Educate
self to find HERB a n d a v o i d POISON .

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HAZA DOLESCENCE
R

I AM DESIGNED
TO BYPASS
ADOLESCENC
E

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The Future Is
In Your Hands
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