Презентация - Internet addiction

Internet addiction
Ksenia Volodina Lada Kutukova 9b form Advance English Learning School № 80 Teacher Garina T.V.

Aim
To confirm the statement that Internet addiction is the most serious problem of modern teenagers

Contents
Computers in our life What is Internet addiction ? Types of Internet addiction Symptoms Consequences

Computers in our life
Computers have become an important part of our everyday life

Computers in our life

What is “Internet addiction”?
Mental disorder Obsessive desire to connect to the Internet Painful inability to timely disconnect from the Internet

web surfing chat rooms/online dating/ social networking gaming (video/computer) and online gambling
Types of Internet addiction

What activities do your prefer in your spare time?

Symptoms
Dry eyes Headaches Back aches Loss of appetite Sleep disturbances Neglecting family and friends Feeling depressed without a computer School and job problems Inability to stop using a computer

Symptoms of the teenagers from the 9 forms (according to the survey)

Physical side-effects
Sleep depravation Risk of carpal tunnel syndrome Back strain Eyestrain Headaches

Consequences of using the computer

Conclusion
Computer addiction is one of the main teenagers’ problems

References
http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/parents_test.htm http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/internetaddiction.html http://www.helpguide.org/mental/internet_cybersex_addiction.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_addiction_disorder http://www.tiensmed.ru/programmer5.html http://www.smayli.ru

Thank you for your attention