Technology Overuse
Presentation by: Dr. Sarika Kumar
Licenced Consultant Psychologist
WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY
Technology means knowledge or tools/machines
that make work easier and help you produce more
things
Technology Overuse
Is is good or bad?
TECHNOLOGY OVERUSE CAN LEAD
TO TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION
Technology Overuse and Addiction
You may have a technology addiction if you:
Compulsively check email, social
media, text or use the internet
excessively
Technology Overuse and Addiction
You may have a technology addiction if you:
Have a preoccupation with being online
Technology Overuse and Addiction
You may have a technology addiction if you:
Are lying about or hiding the extent or
nature of your online or smartphone
use
Technology Overuse and Addiction
You may have a technology addiction if you:
Struggle with controlling your online or
smartphone behavior
Technology Overuse and Addiction
is also called :
Internet Addition Disorder
Compulsive Internet Use (CIU)
Problematic Internet Use (PIU)
iDisorder
SYMPTOMS OF
TECHNOLOGY
ADDICTION
SYMPTOMS OF TECHNOLOGY
ADDICTION
Increased use: You need to spend increasing
amounts of time online to achieve satisfaction, or
you cannot keep from checking incoming emails or
texts constantly.
SYMPTOMS OF TECHNOLOGY
ADDICTION
Inability to stop: You can’t cut back on your
Internet use or checking your phone, even after
several attempts.
SYMPTOMS OF TECHNOLOGY
ADDICTION
Lost sense of time: Everyone lets time slip by
occasionally while on the Internet.
SYMPTOMS OF TECHNOLOGY
ADDICTION
Preoccupation: You think constantly about
previous device or online activity or keep looking
forward to the next time.
SYMPTOMS OF TECHNOLOGY
ADDICTION
Risky behaviors: You jeopardize a significant
relationship, job or educational or career
opportunity because of Internet or electronic device
use.
Withdrawl Symptoms :
You feel restless, moody, depressed or irritable
when you attempt to stop or cut down Internet or
phone use..
WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS
Restlessness
Anger or irritability
Difficulty concentrating
Sleep Problems
Craving access to your smartphone or other device
IS TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION SAME
AS DRUG OR ALCOHOL ADDICTION
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IS TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION SAME
AS DRUG OR ALCOHOL ADDICTION
It is suggested one of the causes of Internet Addiction Disorder is structural
changes to the prefrontal region of the brain are detrimental to your capability
to prioritize tasks in your life, rendering you unable to prioritize your life, i.e.,
the Internet takes precedence to necessary life tasks.
IS TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION SAME
AS DRUG OR ALCOHOL ADDICTION
Internet Addiction Disorder, in addition to other dependency disorders, seem
to affect the pleasure center of the brain. The addictive behavior triggers
a release of dopamine to promote the pleasurable experience activating the
release of this chemical. Over time, more and more of the activity is needed to
induce the same pleasurable response, creating a dependency.
How to overcome Technology
Addiction
Set goals for when you can use your smartphone.
How to overcome Technology
Addiction
Don’t bring your phone or tablet to bed. Read a book instead
How to overcome Technology
Addiction
Replace your smartphone use with healthier activities
Curb your fear of missing out
