Table of Contents

Title Page Page No.

Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………….. 2

Statement of the Problem……………………………………………………... 3

Glossary……………………………………………………………………….. 5

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….. 8

A. Local………………………………………………………………………. 11

B. Foreign……………………………………………………………………. 14

Summary of the Research……………………………………………………………….. 16

Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………. 17

Recommendation………………………………………………………………………... 18

Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………. 19

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This work would not have been possible without the support of my teacher. I am

especially indebted to Mrs Mamaril, who have been supportive of mycareer goals and who

worked actively to provide me with the protected academic time to pursue those goals.As my

teacher and mentor, she has taught me more than I could evergive him credit for here. She has

shown me, by her example,what a good person should be.

I am grateful to all of those with who I have had the pleasure to work during this and

Other related projects. Each of the members of our class has provided me extensive personal and

Professional guidance and taught me a great deal about both scientific research and life in

general.

Above all, I would like to thank god for giving me strength , patience and intelligence

in fulfilling this researching. I know that among all those people I’ve mentioned. He’s the one

who’s very proud for everything that I have accomplished in my life, including this research.

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 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study aims to answer the following:

1. What is Internet Addiction?

2. What are the causes of Internet Addiction?

3. What are the effect of social media to people?

4. Why do people become addictive on social media?

5. What are the solutions to solve the problems on social media?

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 GLOSSARY

addict - n. a person who likes or enjoys something very much and spends a large amount of time

doing it, watching it, etc.

disorder – n. a physical or mental condition that is not normal or healthy

gaming – n. the activity of playing computer games

patient - n. a person being treated by a doctor for a health problem

boot camp - n. a short and very difficult training program, also refer to military camp for basic

training.

Pathological gambling is a common disorder that is associated with both social and family

costs. The DSM-5 has re-classified the condition as an addictive disorder, with sufferers

exhibiting many similarities to those who have substance addictions.

Video game addiction (VGA) is a hypothetical behavioral addiction characterized by excessive

or compulsive use of computer games or video games, which interferes with a person's everyday

life.

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Technology addiction — sometimes called Internet addiction, Internet use disorder (IUD) or

Internet addiction disorder (IAD) — is a fairly new phenomenon. ... So it's no surprise that

health experts are seeing a rise in addictive tendencies that involve technology.

Psychological- affecting, or arising in the mind; related to the mental and emotional state of a

person.

Lose interest- a feeling of having one's attention, concern, or curiosity particularly engaged by

something: She has an interest in architecture.

Growing Phenomenon- omething that happens or exists in society, science, or nature,

especially something that is studied because it is difficult to understand

phenomenon of the growing.

Internet abuse- refers to improper use of the internet and may include: Computer crime, use of

computers in criminal activity. Cyber-bullying, use of the internet to bully and intimidate. Spam

(electronic), sending unwanted advertising. Malware, software designed to harm a user's

computer, including computer viruses.

Chemecal Dependency- is a primary disease in which a person becomes addicted to drugs or

alcohol. People with chemical dependency continue to use drug or alcohol, even knowing that

continued use causes damages to their bodies, families, finances, and all other aspects of life.

Pornography- printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual

organs or activity, intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings.

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 INTRODUCTION

Ten years ago, the only people who spent a majority of their leisure time on the computer

were paid members of the technology industry. Today, however, surfing the Web has become a

pastime as social and marketable as bar hopping or going to the movies. As the web has become

a part of mainstream life, some mental health professionals have noted that a percentage of

people using the web do so in a compulsive and out-of-control manner.

In one extreme (1997) Cincinnati case, unemployed mother Sandra Hacker allegedly

spent over 12 hours a day secluded from her three young and neglected children while she surfed

the Web. For better or for worse, this phenomena of compulsive Internet use has been termed

'Internet Addiction' based on its superficial similarity to common addictions such as smoking,

drinking, and gambling. Internet Addiction has even been championed as an actual disorder,

notably by psychologists Kimberly Young, Ph.D and David Greenfield, Ph.D.. However, at this

time the true nature of Internet Addiction is not yet determined

In a true addiction, a person becomes compulsively dependent upon a particular kind of

stimulation to the point where obtaining a steady supply of that stimulation becomes the sole and

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central focus of their lives. The addict increasingly neglects his work duties, relationships and

ultimately even his health in his drive to remain stimulated. In some cases of addiction (such as

addiction to alcohol or to heroin), a phenomenon known as tolerance occurs, wherein more and

more stimulation is required to produce the same pleasurable effect. A related phenomena,

withdrawal, can also occur, wherein the addicted person comes to be dependent upon their

source of stimulation and experiences dramatically unpleasant (and even potentially lethal -- as

can be the case with alcohol) reactions when he goes without it. Sources of addictive stimulation

can be chemical (as is the case with addictive drugs such as alcohol, cocaine, nicotine and

heroin), sensual (as in sex) or even informational (as in gambling or workaholism). What all

sources of addictive stimulation have in common is that they provoke a strong, usually positive

(at first) reaction in the potential addict, who then seeks out the source of that stimulation so as to

obtain that feeling on a regular basis.

While many people like to engage in sexual relations, or gamble, or have the occasionally drink

because of the pleasure to be had, clearly not all people who do so are addicts. Rather, the term

addiction only applies when someone's stimulation seeking gets to the point where it starts

interfering with their ability to function normally and non-neglectfully at work and in

relationships.

Some psychologists do not believe in addiction to the Internet itself, but rather in addiction to

stimulation that the Internet provides. They suggests that new Internet users often show an initial

infatuation with the novelty of the Web, but eventually lose interest and decrease their time spent

online back to a normal, healthy amount. Those users who do go on to show compulsive Internet

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utilization, for the most part become compulsive only with regard to particular types of

information to be had online, most often gambling, pornography, chat room or shopping sites.

This is not an addiction to the Internet itself, but rather to risk-taking, sex, socializing or

shopping. In essence then, the chief addictive characteristic of the Internet is its ability to enable

instant and relatively anonymous social stimulation. “Addicted” Internet users are addicted to a

favored kind of social stimulation and not to the Internet itself, although it is also true that the

Internet has made it vastly easier and more convenient for someone to develop such a

compulsion.

Because the Internet is used by many people as a normal part of their career or education,

knowing how to separate excessive from normal use becomes difficult and cannot be

accomplished using simple measures such as amount of time spent online in a given period. Most

fundamental in differentiating normal from problem Internet use is the experience of compulsion

to use the net. Normal users, no matter how heavy their usage, do not need to get online and do

not neglect their occupational duties or their relationships with family and friends to get online.

Anyone concerned about serious problem Internet usage should consider consulting with a local

licensed psychologist, social worker or counselor, specifically one with experience treating

addictions. Cognitive therapy based approaches are recommendable due to their systematic and

direct focus on reducing problem use and preventing relapse, and the strong scientific support for

the approach. Marital and or family therapy approaches may be useful as well when an

individual's Internet Addiction is affecting their larger family system (such as might be the case

when a husband uses Internet-based pornography as his sole sexual outlet.

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 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

A. Local

According to Saison Dampios Jr. Addiction of any kind is traditionally associated

with an uncontrollable urge, often accompanied by a loss of control, a preoccupation with use,

and continued use despite problems the behavior causes. Abuse is considered a milder form of

addiction that can also preoccupy and create problems for the user, but the user has more control

over the behavior and is better able to set limits and regulate use. Both addiction and abuse of the

Internet can result in consequences.

CEBU, Philippines The Internet definitely counts among the most useful of human

inventions. It makes information very accessible, making researches and studies a lot easier. It

also connects the world conveniently and fast, making it possible for people from different

hemispheres to communicate at real time.

Thus, it's no wonder that everyone is getting hooked on the internet. It eases day-to-day

life, and makes it fun. Given the emergence of various hand-held, internet-capable gadgets, the

internet has become everybody's "personal buddy." Even those who are always on-the-go don't

have to be out of the loop with family, friends and workmates.

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 The widespread connectivity has another side, though. It becomes a habit with many. Some can

no longer do without checking their smartphones for the latest social media trends and

statuses. The internet has become a major preoccupation.

Then, the internet engagement begins to interfere with one's daily routine. Some would skip a

meal or forgo sleep time just to keep themselves abreast with developments on the internet. In

fact, some spend more hours in internet surfing than at any other important task.

Experts consider spending four hours on the internet per day to be an addiction already.

The ideal time for daily internet use is an hour or so. Computer or internet addiction has now

been included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Internet addiction is

characterized by emotional symptoms like feelings of guilt, anxiety, depression, dishonesty,

great happiness and excitement when surfing the internet, disorganization, isolation from peers,

and defensiveness.

The physical symptoms of the disorder includes backache, headache, sudden weight gain or

loss, insomnia, carpal tunnel syndrome or tingling or numbness of hands and arms caused by

pinched nerve on wrists, and blurred vision.

Internet addiction distorts one's morality and self-control. It is also common knowledge that

online gaming and social media sites destroy the concentration of students towards their studies.

Too much time on the internet is likely to result in poor academic performance.

Like any addiction, there are ways to prevent or get out of internet addiction:

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Accept. Be aware of the possibility of being addicted to the internet - and establish safeguards.

Limit. Keep busy. Make a time frame for each of your daily activities, including the specific time

to be spent online.

Communicate. Instead of spending time chatting online, talk to actual people, especially to your

family and friends. Communicating with people face-to-face is much better than engaging with

faceless people online.

Visit the library. If research is the purpose of going online, try going to the library instead. The

most reliable information is found in books, which had gone through scrutiny during editing

before publication. Blogs by non-certified experts are not as reliable.

Divert your attention. When the itch to go online persists beyond the time allotted, think of other

things to do. Try new activities, explore. The world outside of your comfort zone may unrave

l more interesting engagements for you - try cooking or gardening or carpentry.

Prioritize. Make a list of tasks to accomplish for the day, in their order of priority. Put more

important and urgent things first. Things like school assignments and projects assignments, class

reports, and helping around at home shall be given priority.

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B. Foreign

According to Kimberly S. Young Addiction of any kind is traditionally associated

with an uncontrollable urge, often accompanied by a loss of control, a preoccupation with

use, and continued use despite problems the behavior causes. Abuse is considered a milder

form of addiction that can also preoccupy and create problems for the user, but the user has

more control over the behavior and is better able to set limits and regulate use. Both

addiction and abuse of the Internet can result in consequences. For example, a student who

obsessively chats with friends at school takes away from valuable study time resulting in

poor academic performance. Or an employee who looks at online pornography during work

hours takes away from overall job productivity and his or her actions can even lead to job

loss.

One of the most common consequences associated with online addiction is the problem

of online affairs. At an alarming rate, once long-term and stable marriages are destroyed by a

cyberaffair. A cyberaffair is defined as a romantic and/or sexual relationship that is initiated

via online contact and maintained predominantly through electronic conversations that occur

through e-mail, chat rooms, or interactive games (Young, 1999). These virtual communities

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 allow strangers from all over the world to meet instantly 24 hours per day, 7 days a week,

creating a breeding ground for online affairs to develop.

However, the scope of relationship problems caused by the Internet can be undermined

by its popularity and advanced utility. For instance, Young (1998) found that serious

relationship problems were reported by 53% of Internet addicts surveyed that led to marital

discord, separation, and even divorce. Online affairs dynamically differ from real-life affairs

and are potentially more seductive.

Given the global nature of the Internet, online affairs can be culturally diverse and

consequently, can seem more glamorous than the people one already knows in day-to-day living

(Young, 1998). Electronic communication allows individuals to feel less inhibited, which

accelerates perceived intimacy.

Online, people are more likely to be open, honest, and forthright, revealing personal truths,

and the intimacy that might take months or years in an offline relationship may take only days or

weeks online (Cooper & Sportolari, 1997; Young, 1997). A friendly conversation with a trusted

online companion can quickly turn erotic, allowing users to share their most private sexual

fantasies with one another. Erotic online chats can be accompanied by self-stimulation to

heighten the sexual experience (Young, 1997).

These seemingly harmless online relationships can easily progress into secret phone calls,

letters, and offline meetings, and getting one’s needs met through an online affair can adversely

affect one’s marriage. Clinicians are increasingly seeing cases in their practices of couples

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seeking counseling to deal with an online affair (Young, 1998), and online infidelity has

accounted for a growing number of divorce cases.

According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 63% of lawyers surveyed

reported that the Internet has played a significant role in divorces they have handled during the

past year (Paul, 2003; Quittner, 1997). Unlike affairs that happen outside the home, online affairs

occur in the home, often while an unsuspecting spouse is sitting in the next room. And unlike a

spouse who catches his or her partner in bed with a lover, a spouse may have little more than a

suspicion that his or her partner is sharing intimacies with someone via the computer.

So, how much time at the computer is too much and how can someone tell if a husband or

wife is having an online affair? Change in sleep patterns. A change in a person’s sleep habits is

one of the first warning signs. Chat rooms and meeting places for cybersex do not heat up until

late at night, so the unfaithful partner may stay up later and later to be part of the action. A

partner may begin to come to bed in the early morning hours, or he or she may leap out of bed 1

or 2 hours early to use the computer for a prework e-mail exchange with a new romantic partner.

A demand for privacy. If someone begins an affair, whether online or offline, he or she usually

goes to great lengths to hide the truth from a partner.

With a 406 american behavioral cyber affair, this attempt usually leads to the need for

greater privacy and secrecy surrounding computer use. The computer may be moved from the

visible den to a secluded corner of a locked study, or a person may change the password or cloak

all his or her online activities in secrecy. If disturbed or interrupted when online, a person may

react with anger or defensiveness to conceal the extent of his or her online involvement.

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 SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH

First and foremost, the concept of internet addiction was introduced by young in 1996

and this concept has triggered a great debate among the scholars especially the academicians and

clinicians. One of the issues that has been debated among them was about the term “Addictive”

and “Addiction”. Some of the scholars said that the term “Addictive” can only be applied if

there are physical substances being consumed in one’s body.However, many believed that term

“addiction” can only be applied if it is related to the consumption of drugs.

Furthermore, the complication to prove internet addiction arose when the internet itself gives a

lot of benefits to the people. In fact, it facilitates and cases our daily activities. For

example,internethelps us to do research, to access any international libraries and etc. On top of

that,there are many books that promote internet addiction and it needs the skilled clinicians to

comprehend first the features of internet addiction to differentiate normal and internet addiction.

Internet Addiction Disorder ruins lives by causing neurological complications,

psychological disturbances, and social problems. Surveys in the United States and Europe have

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indicated alarming prevalence rates between 1.5 and 8.2% . There are several reviews addressing

the definition, classification, assessment, epidemiology, and co-morbidity of IAD, and some

reviews addressing the treatment of IAD. The aim of this paper is to give a preferably brief

overview of research on IAD and theoretical considerations from a practical perspective based

on years of daily work with clients suffering from Internet addiction. Furthermore, with this

paper we intend to bring in practical experience in the debate about the eventual inclusion of

IAD in the next version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

was first proposed by Kimberly Young, PhD in her seminal 1996 paper . Since that

time IAD has been extensively studied and is indeed, currently under consideration for inclusion

in the DSM-. Meanwhile, both China and South Korea have identified Internet addiction as a

significant public health threat and both countries support education, research and treatment . In

the United States, despite a growing body of research, and treatment for the disorder available in

out-patient and in-patient settings, there has been no formal governmental response to the issue

of Internet addiction.

While the debate goes on about whether or not the DSM-V should designate Internet

addiction a mental disorder people currently suffering from Internet addiction are seeking

treatment. Because of our experience we support the development of uniform diagnostic criteria

and the inclusion of IAD in the DSM-V in order to advance public education, diagnosis and

treatment of this important disorder.

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 CONCLUSION

Surfing the internet can be an interest for people. But people need to use it properly. If not,

It will become internet addiction. Internet addiction harmfulness is bigger than “ TV addiction”.

In deed internet addiction can be called “a mental illness”. Playing online games reasonably can

make people happy on free time. People also can increase the relationships between friends by

rational use of network.

Indisputably, network is a good way to find. Then, buying something online is very

convenient. But doing anything need moderately. Otherwise it will be bad for people. There are

some way to treat the online addiction. People can go outside to do some sport. Then people do

not have energy to play computer. Also, people spend time to chat with friends at real life.It is

good way to improve the friends relationship.

There are some solution to avoid internet addiction. Disconnecting yourself from the internet

may be one of the hardes things you can do. The simples thing you can do to prevent that kind of

internet addiction is pull out your ether net cable, switch off your wireless or turn of your

modern. Some router allow you to set a time when you can use the internet.

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 RECOMMENDATION

First, I want to dedicate this research paper for the one who wants to know more

about the internet addiction, the most significant ideas about the internet addiction. To

Explain to students that internet addiction are they have negative effects on their emotion

and academic performance. Furtheremore, this study also revealed that internet addiction

causes emotional instability that could lead to depression.

Second, he/she must also ensure the people especially the students that involve in this

problem. This will increase the people addict on social media we need to monitor our child or

students and they give time for play gadgets. Disconnecting yourself from the internet may be

one of the hardest things you can do especially if you spend most of your day on it.

Lastly, The internet has become an important tool for social interaction,information, and

entertainment. However, as the internet has moved into homes,schools,internet cafes, and

businesses, the prevalence internet addiction has been increasing rapidly.

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