Teenagers’ problems with

the Internet and computers

 Types of threat:
Physical
Mental
Moral
Social
Intellectual
 Physical
Using a computer and the Internet leads to:
Headaches,
Spinal deformity,
Problems with your wrist.
 Mental
Many young people feel safe in computer
world. In this world beauty, education and
sex are not important. Addicted people
have only one friend – their computer .
 Moral
Easy and uncontrolled
access to information can
be dangerous for children’s
moral development. The
biggest problem with the
Internet is the easy access
to pornography. Placing
pornography in the Internet
leads to perverting young
people`s characters.
 Social
Anonymity in the Internet causes unethical
behavior.Teenagers like talking online.
Dates on the Internet are substitutes to
normal interpersonal contacts. Chat rooms
are good places for jokers, swindlers and
criminals.
 Intellectual

Information technology could have

influence on people’s minds.The treatment
to this type of addiction is dificult, because
the access to computers is common and
isolating somebody from a computer is
difficult.
The Internet addiction may have
negative influence on people:

Loss of leisure
Limitation of time spent with family and
friends
Minimal or no engagement in daily family
matters
Disturbance of contacts with other people
Of course, the Internet is also an
excellent device for work and
education, if you can take a good
advantage of it.