Appendices

APPENDIX - A

PERSONAL PROFILE QUESTINNAIRE

The information sought for through this questionnaire is intended to collect data for my
research for the degree of PhD being carried out in Bharathiar University in the area of Internet
use among professional college students of North Malabar region of Kerala.
Please do respond to the questionnaire honestly and sincerely. I assure that the data
obtained from you shall be used only for the purpose of the above-said research.
I thank you for your wholehearted participation.
Dr Rajani N.

Please fill in the blanks where necessary and tick (√) the appropriate column.
1. NAME:
2. AGE:…………. Yrs. SEX: M………F……….
3. LOCATION OF RESIDENCE: Panchayat………./ Municipality …………/
Corporation …………
4. RELIGION: Hindu……….Muslim………Christian………..Others……………..
5. CASTE: GEN……..OBC………SC……….…ST…………Others…….
6. COURSE OF STUDY:
 Institution:
 Category: Govt……… Aided………….Self-Financing…………Others………
 Course:Medical……Dental……Paramedical……Engineering……Branch………
Others……….
 Semester/Year: Sem-1 & 2(First yr) ……… Sem-3 & 4 (Second yr)………
Sem-5 & 6(Third yr )……. Sem-7 & 8(Fourth yr) ……… Fifth year……… Others
(specify)………………
7. PERSONAL INFORMATION:
 Extra- curricular Activity
o None ……….. o Literary……
o Sports……… o Music/dance………
o Arts……… o Any other (specify)
 Unhealthy habits
o None ……. o Alcohol…..
o Smoking….. o Drugs……
o Pan-parag…… o Anyother specify……
o Chewing gum….. (specify)…
8. INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER USE:
 Nature of internet connection: Dial Up……….Broadband……….. 3G dongle/Net
Setter………Mobile……...
 Age at which you first started using the internet?
o 0- 5yrs………. o 16 -20 years…………
o 6-10 years……… o Above 21 years………
o 11-15years…………
 Whether you have access to Internet (WiFi or any other) in your institution throughout
the day? Yes………………No……………….
 Where do you access the internet the most?
o At home…………… o While
o At friend’s travelling……………
home……………. o In hostel ……………
o At college………… o In Internet café…………
o Other
Occasions…………..
 How often do you use Internet in College/Hostel/Internet Café/Home?
o Daily………….. o 2-4 times per week…………….
 o Once in a week………… o Once in a month…………
o Once in 2weeks……… o Rarely……………….
 How long do you use internet on the day of use?
o Less than half o One-two hour…………….
hour………..
o Half-one hour…………. o More than two
hours…………
 With whom do you access the internet?
o Alone……………… o With siblings, cousins or
o With close friends … relatives.………
o Any other……………
 Are you a Hosteller? Yes ……. No…….
 If yes, whether you can access Internet in your hostel? Yes……….No…………..
 Time of access of internet
o Early morning (5a.m.to7a.m.)……………
o Morning (7a.m. to 12noon)………………
o Afternoon (12 to 3 p.m.)…………………
o Evening (3p.m. to 7p.m.)…………………
o Night (7p.m. to 11p.m.)………………….
o Late-night (after 11p.m.)…………………
o Several occasions’ different times ………
 The internet is mostly used by you for
o Academic………………….
o Non-academic……………..
o Both……………………….
 Internet service accessed by you(Put Tick in the space provided)
o Social networking -- Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, We Chat,
Instagram, Telegram etc.
o Entertainment-movies, songs, serials, films, videos…………
o Chatting and on-line relationships skype, video-conferencing …………
o Information seeking-academic …………
o Online sex/pornography…………
o Information seeking-extra-curricular…………
o E-mail/messages…………
o Online-games………….
 You find the Internet most useful for Rank in order of usefulness(Most
useful as 1 and least as 6)
o Entertainment/fun/excitement ……………
o Overcoming loneliness/boredom ……………
o Getting Information ……………
o Socialization & new relationships ……………
o Appear modern and trendy among friends ……………
o Making money/business ……………
9. FAMILY:
 Birth Order: First born……………..Second…………
Third………Fourth………………Fifth……….Sixth……….Others……
 Total no. of siblings (exclude yourself): Only child……….
1……..2…….3……..4…….5……….6…….
 Internet use by family: Mother: Yes…………No………..
Father: Yes ………. No…………
 Annual
Educational Place of
Relation Not Age Occupation Income
Qualification Work
Alive In years (Rs.)
<45 ….. BELOW Unmployed.. Not No Income…
46-55…. SSLC……… Private…….. Applicable… < 50,000……
Father 56-65…. SSLC…… Govt.…….. Kerala…….. 50,000-1 lakh
>65….. PRE-DEGREE… Semi- India……. 1 -1.5 lakh…
GRADUATE.… govt……… Abroad 1.5-2 lakh…
PG…… Own……… Gulf…. 2 -2.5 lakh…
HIGHER…… Other > 2.5 lakh…
countries…
Mother <40 ….. BELOW Unmployed.. Not No Income…
41-50... SSLC……… Private…….. Applicable… < 50,000……
51-60…. SSLC…… Govt.…….. Kerala…….. 50,000-1 lakh
>60….. PRE-DEGREE… Semi- India……. 1 -1.5 lakh…
GRADUATE.… govt……… Abroad 1.5-2 lakh…
PG…… Own……… Gulf…. 2 -2.5 lakh…
HIGHER…… Other > 2.5 lakh…
countries…

Siblings Age in years Whether employed? Are they internet users?

1.M/F Yes/No Yes/No

2.M/F Yes/No Yes/No

3.M/F Yes/No Yes/No

 APPENDIX - B

COMPULSIVE INTERNET USE SCALE (CIUS)

Meerkerk, van Den Eijnden, Vermulst, and Garretsen (2009)

INSRUCTIONS:

The following questions should be answered about your use of the internet for private purposes. Put a
tick (√) in the column indicating your choice.
Answers can be given on a 5-point scale:
(0) Never, (1) Seldom, (2) Sometimes, (3) Often, (4) Very often.
SL
QUESTIONS OPTIONS
NO.
0 1 2 3 4
1. How often do you find it difficult to stop using the internet
when you are online?
2. How often do you continue to use the internet despite your
intention to stop?
3. How often do others (e.g. partner, children, parents, and
friends) say you should use the internet less?
4. How often do you prefer to use the internet instead of
spending time with others (e.g. partner, children, parents,
and friends)?
5. How often are you short of sleep because of the internet?
6. How often do you think about the internet, even when not
online?
7. How often do you look forward to your next internet
session?
8. How often do you think you should use the internet less
often?
9. How often have you unsuccessfully tried to spend less
time on the internet?
10. How often do you rush through your (home) work in order
to go on the internet?
11. How often do you neglect your daily obligations (work,
school or family life) because you prefer to go on the
internet?
12. How often do you go on the internet when you are feeling
down?
13. How often do you use the internet to escape from your
sorrows or get relief from negative feelings?
14. How often do you feel restless, frustrated, or irritated
when you cannot use the internet?
 APPENDIX - C

ALIENATION SCALE
Ojha (2010)

INSTRUCTIONS
In the next pages there are some statements. Please read each of them carefully and express your
opinion by choosing one of the alternative answers written against each by a tick mark (√). All
answers are correct. Every individual as per his/her opinion can tick mark any answer. Please do not
escape any statement. Try to choose ‘undecided’ category as less as you can.

SL
STATEMENT ALTERNATIVE
NO
STRONGLY STRONGLY
AGREE UNDECIDED DISAGREE SCORE
AGREE DISAGREE
It seems if we are not
very alert in our life,
1 others are in search of
opportunity to exploit
us.
I am not dissatisfied
2
with my social life.
All persons meet and
3 talk to me with open
heart.
The people whom we
4 live with consider me
stranger and outsider.
It seems what we are
5 doing today are
meaningless for us.
This is wrong to say
6 that we are neglected in
society.
I am fully satisfied with
7
my present condition.
The society we live in
has been so much
8
disorganized that it
cannot be set right.
In today’s society
majority of people can
9
get happiness and
peace.
Whatever the people
may say, the common
10
man is in worse
condition.
Others are others; we
11 are meaningless even
for our own men.
 In today’s set up I can
12 do whatever I like to
do.
In home, society or
anywhere else, we are
13
not getting affection but
neglect.
The society has turned
its head against us so
14 much that it is difficult
to say what would
happen to us tomorrow.
It is difficult to
understand, where the
15
society, we live in, is
leading to.
Human nature is
16
basically cooperative.
It appears that whatever
we are doing is just
17
mechanical and is for
pleasing others.
Most of the people can
18
be trusted upon.
All give me affection
19 and trust wherever I am
in.
‘We are an important
part of the present
20
society’. Now I feel
this.
 APPENDIX – D

BRIEF COPE
Carver, Scheier, and Weintraub (1989)

These items deal with ways you've been coping with the stress in your life. There are many
ways to try to deal with problems. These items ask what you've been doing to cope with this one.
Obviously, different people deal with things in different ways, but I'm interested in how you've tried
to deal with it. Each item says something about a particular way of coping. I want to know to what
extent you've been doing what the item says. How much or how frequently? Don't answer on the
basis of whether it seems to be working or not—just whether or not you're doing it. Use these
response choices. Try to rate each item separately in your mind from the others. Make your answers
as true FOR YOU as you can.

I
I I
USUALLY I SCORE
USUALL USUALLY
DO THIS USUALLY (For
SL. Y DON'T DO THIS
A DO THIS A Researcher’s
STATEMENTS DO THIS A LITTLE
NO. MEDIUM LOT use)
AT ALL BIT
AMOUNT
1 2 3 4
I've been turning to work or other
1 activities to take my mind off
things.
I've been concentrating my
2 efforts on doing something about
the situation I'm in.
I've been saying to myself "this
3
isn't real".
I've been using alcohol or other
4
drugs to make myself feel better.
I've been getting emotional
5
support from others.
I've been giving up trying to deal
6
with it.
I've been taking action to try to
7
make the situation better.
I've been refusing to believe that
8
it has happened.
I've been saying things to let my
9
unpleasant feelings escape.
I’ve been getting help and advice
10
from other people.
I've been using alcohol or other
11
drugs to help me get through it.
I've been trying to see it in a
12 different light, to make it seem
more positive.
13 I’ve been criticizing myself.
I've been trying to come up with
14
a strategy about what to do.
 I've been getting comfort and
15
understanding from someone.
I've been giving up the attempt to
16
cope.
I've been looking for something
17
good in what is happening.
18 I've been making jokes about it.
I’ve been doing something to
think about it less, such as going
19 to movies, watching TV, reading,
daydreaming, sleeping, or
shopping.
I've been accepting the reality of
20
the fact that it has happened.
I've been expressing my negative
21
feelings.
I've been trying to find comfort
22
in my religion or spiritual beliefs.
I’ve been trying to get advice or
23 help from other people about
what to do.
24 I've been learning to live with it.
I've been thinking hard about
25
what steps to take.
I’ve been blaming myself for
26
things that happened.
27 I've been praying or meditating.
I've been making fun of the
28
situation.
 APPENDIX - E

FAMILY ENVIRONMENT SCALE

Bhatia and Chadha (2012)

INSTRUCTIONS
The booklet contains some statements. These Statements are about your family; you have to decide
which of these statements are applicable to you about your family which is not. Alongside the
statements have FIVE cells. If you ‘Strongly Agree’ with the statement, mark tick (√) under the cell
labeled ‘Strongly Agree’. If you ‘Strongly Disagree’ with the statement, mark tick under the cell
labeled‘Strongly Disagree’. For in between preferences mark accordingly ‘Agree’, ‘Neutral’ or
‘Disagree’.

Give us your general impression of your family. There is no right or wrong answers to any
statements. Your responses will be kept in strict confidence and will be used for research purpose.

Please respond to each statement and do not leave any statement unanswered. Your help will
be duly acknowledged.

RESPONSES
STATEMENTS STRONGLY STRONGLY
SL.NO. AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE SCORE
AGREE DISAGREE
We enjoy doing things
1
together.
Family members often
2 do not express their
feelings.
Breaking things in anger
3 is quite common in our
family.
Making decisions
independently is strongly
4
encouraged in our
family.
In our family everyone is
5 encouraged to play and
interact with neighbours.
Responsibilities are not
6 taken seriously in our
family.
All members of the
family are expected to be
7
together for at least one
meal in a day.
Affection is expressed
8 openly, quite often in our
family.
Togetherness is the basic
9
feeling of our family.
 Our feelings of
happiness are shared
10
openly with others in our
family.
Beating up people in
11 anger is not seen in our
family.
There are a lot of
12
restrictions in our family.
Friends and guests are
13 always welcome in our
family.
Everyone in our family
14 is well aware of their
responsibilities.
Nobody in our family is
15 bothered about rules of
any kind.
Everyone in our family
16 listens to what each one
of us has to say.
Whenever any work
comes up, everyone tries
17
to get out of the
situation.
It is difficult to express
ourselves openly for fear
18
of someone reacting to it
angrily.
Everyone tries to sort
things out if there is a
19
disagreement in the
family.
Thinking for ourselves is
20 not encouraged in our
family.
We often go out together
21
for movies in our family.
Going for programmes
without informing at
22
home is not accepted in
our family.
Nobody bothers to look
23 after anyone else in our
family.
Any new situation that
arises is discussed
openly in the family in
24
order to get ideas and
suggestions from
everybody.
 We talk about our
25 personal problems to
each other in our family.
When members are
angry, they do not talk to
26
each other for days
together.
In our family, members
27 ask for what they need,
quiet openly.
Having hobbies is
28 encouraged in our
family.
Quite often members of
our family stay out
29
without informing at
home.
Only when we do
something well we get
30
praise and attention from
others in our family.
Family members do not
31 get along with each
other.
Complaining about
something that we don’t
32
like is not accepted in
our family.
Finding faults with each
33 other is quite common in
our family.
It is difficult to do
something on your own
34 in our family, without
someone feeling rejected
or left out.
Watching T.V. is our
35 only form of
entertainment.
There is plenty of time
36 and attention for
everyone in our family.
Everyone comes together
to sort out any new
37
situation that may arise
in our family.
At home we feel free to
38
do anything we want to.
Shouting in anger is not
39
common in our family.
40 Everyone is expected to
 accept all decisions
made in the family,
whether they like it or
not.
Our family members are
41 just confined to either
work or school.
We are careful not to
hurt anyone in the family
42
by making thoughtless
remarks.
Whenever something
needs to be done in the
43
house, everyone joins in,
happily.
When any member is
feeling upset, he/she
44
talks to someone in the
family.
The members of our
family constantly keep
45
bickering over small
matters.
Whenever a marriage
takes place in our family
46
the person concerned is
asked his/her views.
We go out often to visit
47
our friends and relations.
In our family if anyone
is upset, there is always
48
someone to comfort
them.
There is no sense of
49
closeness in our family.
Family members often
50 keep their feelings to
themselves.
Whenever anyone in our
family is angry with
51 another member, he
makes sure to sort out
things with him.
The decision to take on
or to continue a
particular job is taken by
52
the family members in
consultation with other
members.
Joking and laughing is
53
not encouraged in our
 family.
When things get tough
there is always someone
54
in the family whom we
can turn to.
When someone is sick in
our family everyone
55
participates in looking
after the person.
Expressing an opinion
about matters at home is
56
strongly encouraged in
our family.
Whenever a family
member does something
57
well, the other members
feel upset about it.
All major decisions in
our family are taken by
58 the elders in our family,
without asking anyone
else’s opinion.
There is a lot of affection
59 amongst our family
members.
When a family vacation
60 is planned we all give
our suggestions.
Our family believes in
61 not letting differences
continue unsorted out.
If any member gets into
trouble he/she gets help
62
and sympathy from other
family members.
When in trouble, all of
63 us stand up for our
family member.
Quite often members of
our family fail to arrive
64
at a mutually acceptable
solution.
When anyone makes a
65 mistake, the other
members ridicule him.
In our family, we enjoy
66 sitting together and
talking to each other.
Showing anger by
67 banging doors is rarely
seen in our family.
 Members of our family
68 are very critical of each
other.
All of us participate
69 together in family
functions/programmes.
 APPENDIX – F

SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE SCALE

Chaddha and Ganesan (2009)

INSTRUCTIONS
In this booklet there are some statements regarding the way in which we behave, feel and act. We
want your first response. Please try to make your best possible answer honestly and sincerely. Read
and understand each statement properly and then put your mark on any cell against every statement
on the answer-sheet by making the sign of cross (X).Please do not omit any statement. Your answer
will be kept fully confidential. We need your full co-operation.
PART-I
INSTRUCTIONS
Please read the following statements carefully and among the three responses given for each of them,
pick up the one which seems to you to be the most likely way in which you would respond. You are
to choose only one response from a, b, and c, and mark a cross(x) on the appropriate cell on the
answer-sheet.
STATEMENT
1) Your servant has taken a day’s leave.
a) You are the first to volunteer help.
b) You will help if nobody else does.
c) You find some excuse and avoid help.
2) When you hear about a crime.
a) You sympathise solely with the victims.
b) You remain indifferent.
c) You do both, sympathise with the victims and empathise with the criminals.
3) You have been given an award for academic excellence.
a) How did I manage it?
b) I deserved it!
c) Well no body else could have got it.
4) You are forced to rewrite some of your notes because somebody stole them.
a) I will kill the person!
b) I wonder why somebody has to do this.
c) I will never forgive him/her.
5) You are requested to switch off the music system as your neighbour is having a severe
headache.
a) You immediately comply.
b) You ignore the request.
c) You grumble and argue.
6) You come across an accident where a car collided with an elephant. The former was
damaged and the latter died. What strikes you first?
a) The damage the car received.
b) The dead elephant.
c) Both.
7) You are asked to join a rough trek.
a) I am determined to give it a try.
b) I wonder if I can stand the strain.
c) Oh! I won’t risk it.
8) Someone who is dependent on you spends your hard earned money on gambling.
a) You reprimand severely.
b) You talk it over.
 c) You decide to throw him out.
9) If you are asked to go for a picnic you really do not want to go but know your friends would
like you to.
a) You will go.
b) You refuse point blank.
c) You will try your best to avoid going if it were possible.
10) You hear that some anti-social elements have been given capital punishment.
a) You are happy.
b) You are relieved.
c) You are against capital punishment.
11) You are invited for a grand party.
a) I hope I know people there.
b) I guess I’ll make friends.
c) I wish I did not have to go.
12) You are asked to make a speech at a public function.
a) Gosh! I am nervous.
b) I will give them a talk to remember.
c) I wonder if a substitute can be found.
13) You come out of a restaurant and find a beggar outside.
a) You give him some money.
b) You ignore him.
c) You feel guilty.
14) If you had to share your room with a distant cousin for a week.
a) You will hesitate.
b) You will refuse.
c) You will agree immediately.
15) At a group meeting you find it impossible to put forward a very pertinent point.
a) You get disgusted.
b) You want to scream.
c) You decide to make it late if possible.
16) Your friend fails to understand the solution to a simple technical problem which you have
explained many times over.
a) You tell your friend he/she is stupid.
b) You continue to try.
c) You dismiss the subject.
17) You are required to stay at home to look after someone in your family and hence have to
cancel an outing.
a) You wouldn’t do it.
b) You cancel your outing.
c) You look for an alternative solution.
18) When you see a child hit by his parent in public.
a) You sympathise with the child.
b) You get upset.
c) You remain indifferent.
19) You are faced with a stiff problem.
a) I can’t solve it.
b) I am sure something will come up.
c) There can be no possible solution to this.
20) Your friend arrives 45 minutes late for an appointment.
a) You are wild at him/her.
b) You refuse to listen to excuses.
 c) You ask for an explanation.
21) You are asked to walk a long way to the market to get something for a party at home.
a) You will refuse.
b) You will agree to go.
c) You try persuading others to go.
22) If you see a blind man waiting to cross a road and looking for help.
a) You wait to see if someone else will help.
b) You immediately offer assistance.
c) You decide to ignore the situation.
23) You have failed in your examinations.
a) This is terrible.
b) I will always fail.
c) I’m sure I will do better next time.
24) Caged birds are being sold all over the country.
a) You consider them decorative.
b) You appreciate their beauty.
c) You think that they ought to be freed.
25) If you are asked to step down from a high post for a good cause.
a) You will resign.
b) You will fight and retain the post.
c) You will refuse it immediately.
26) You are asked to baby sit a child for the evening.
a) You try to quickly put the child to sleep.
b) You try to form a rapport with the child.
c) You refuse to baby sit.
27) You go for a movie with some family friends and find it very boring.
a) You wait till the end.
b) You walk out.
c) You tell your friends that they have a bad taste.
28) If you have to sacrifice a holiday for a friend’s need.
a) You would go on a holiday.
b) You would help your friend out.
c) You would try your very best to avoid making a sacrifice.
29) You see a man suffering in pain on the road side.
a) You help him.
b) You ignore him.
c) You can’t help him but think about the incident for many days.
30) You have been accused of a crime you have never committed.
a) I will never be able to prove my point.
b) I will prove myself.
c) There is no way I can get out of this.
31) If you went home tired and found you had to entertain some friends for the evening.
a) You display signs of reluctance.
b) You keep up a smile and ensure their comfort.
c) You will try your best to give them a hint.
32) Suppose you are a team captain and some discussion arose.
a) You would refuse to accept the views of other members.
b) You consider yourself supreme.
c) You believe in overall participation.
33) You finally find a dress you have been waiting for, for ages and discover that the size is not
proper.
 a) You wait for more pieces to arrive.
b) You buy it up anyway and consider altering it.
c) You drop the idea completely.
34) How would you react to the extreme poverty prevalent in slums?
a) Dirty slums sicken you.
b) You consider it their bad luck.
c) You feel responsible in some way.
35) You are asked to play the lead role in some play.
a) I can’t act at all.
b) I am not presentable enough.
c) I will try and do my best.
36) You are asked to attend a religious function at an old aunt’s house.
a) You are unwilling because you dislike conventional people.
b) You accept just to please your aunt.
c) You can’t bear to sit through long ceremonies.

PART II
INSTRUCTIONS
From each of the following quotations, select the word that most accurately describes the mental
state of the person making the statement. Cross out(X) the correct answer on the answer sheet.
37) The army will defend us. Will it? Won’t it?
a) Despair
b) Indecision
c) Confidence

38) And to think we had looked forward to this party for days.
a) Disappointment
b) Regret
c) Disgust
39) We hate the way you admire her. What about us?
a) Despair
b) Jealousy
c) Possessiveness

PART III
INSTRUCTIONS
In this part, there are some statements regarding the way you behave and act. Each statement
has a forced choice response of either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. Try and decide whether ‘Yes’ or ‘No’
represents your usual way of behaving and acting. If yes, cross out(X) the cell below ‘Yes’ and if
no, then cross out (X) the cell below ‘No’.
40) If you were the host in a party and had to entertain a mixed crowd in which there were some
people you disliked intensely would you gently avoid them and give the other more attention?
41) Your friend brings you a gift for some occasion and it so happens that you don’t like it much, will
you express your feelings obviously?
42) If you had to give someone a piece of bad news and after having searched for almost a day, you
finally find him/her in a disturbed mood would you give the news?
43) On arriving for dinner at a friend’s place you discover that none of the dishes prepared appeals to
your appetite. Would you resist showing traces of disappointment?
44) In your various successful enterprises do you think that your opponents have experienced strong
sense of defeat?
45) Do you go through experiences where you find that in some controversial matter after a while
your opponents willingly acknowledge your point of view?
46) If you asked to intervene in an argument between two persons without supporting any one of
them, do you expect to be successful?

PART IV
INSTRUCTIONS: Given below is a list of incomplete jokes. Against them, there are three
choices with which to complete the joke. You are to select and cross out(X) the choice you
consider to be most humorous.
47) Doctor to patient: ‘Are you married by any chance?’
Patient:
a) My wife chooses her own doctor.
b) No, the reason I look this way is that I am sick.
c) That was ten years back.
48) Two friends discussing the reasons for their remaining single after all these years. ‘Why
only a few days ago’, said the first, ‘I met a girl and fell in love with her at the first sight.’
‘Well’, then said the second, ‘Why you didn’t marry her?’
a) I took a second look.
b) She was my boss’s wife.
c) Her boy-friend punched me.
49) It was their first fight after marriage and the sordid subject was money. ‘Before we were
married’, she cried, ‘You told me you were well off.’
a) ‘So what’ he yelled!
b) ‘I was’, he snarled ‘but I didn’t know it.’
c) ‘How right I was’, he retorted.
50) Why does he suffer from eye-strain?
a) Lack of spectacles.
b) He lives opposite the Y.W.C.A.
c) He sleeps very little.
51) ‘You’re a liar’, challenged muscles.‘Really’ grumbled the small man,‘Say that again and I’ll
burst your jaw.’‘Consider it said’, taunted muscles.
a) Forget it.
b) Bye-bye, I have to hurry home.
c) Consider it bursted.
52) ‘Don’t I look good with tails?’
a) No.
b) We all do, don’t we.
c) Why not? Your ancestor did.
53) Elderly passenger who objects to cigarette smoking. ‘If you were my husband, I’d give you
poison.’ Replied the smoker:
a) Well if you were my wife I’d take it.
b) You’d still go to jail.
c) With or without dessert.
54) Patient to new doctor in the Mental asylum, ‘We all like you more than the old doctor’;
‘Why?’ queried the surprised doctor. The patient replied:
a) We feel you are more like one of us.
b) Well, the old doctor was slightly mad.
c) Your hair is longer.
 PART V
INSTRUCTIONS
Write down the name of the eminent persons in the answer sheet.

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56- 60- 64-

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58- 62- 66-

 APPENDIX – G

SELF ASSESSEMT FORM

PATTERN OF INTERNET USE

1. Which of area is most affected by your internet overuse?

a. Academic (loss of study time, poor concentration, failure etc.)……………
b. Physical Health (sleep loss, day time sleepiness, numbness, pain in neck and
eyes etc.)……………….
c. Emotional /Psychological Health (irritation, mood changes, anger, sadness,
restless etc.)……….
d. Relationship with family and friends (problems at home with friends,
reduced f2f contact with friends)……………….
e. Time management (incomplete assignments, late or missing activities
etc.)……………..
f. Others………………
2. Which is your most favourite activity on the net?
3. How much time do you spend on it in a day?
4. If you are a regular user of social networking sites like WhatsApp, Facebook etc. How often
do you access it in a day?
5. What kind of topics do you access/discuss or deal with more often?
6. What do you think are the most positive aspect of the internet?
7. What advantages have you got by using the internet?
8. Do you experience any positive mood change while using internet?
9. Do your parents often complain about your internet use?
10. What kind of emotions/feelings do you develop if you are unable to access the internet when
needed?

CAUSES OF INTERNET OVERUSE

11. Is there any immediate triggering factor that starts your internet use? If so, explain.
12. What in your opinion could be the reasons behind your internet over use?
13. Do you think your internet use is increasing because you do not have real life friendships and
serious real life goals?
14. Is there any kind of emotional problems that is causing you to overusethe internet?

MANAGING INTERNET USE

15. Do you seriously think your internet over use should be controlled?
16. What do you think is the best method to control your overuse?
17. Which activity would you like to be substituted instead of the internet?
18. What has motivated you to attend treatment sessions?
19. What practical difficulties are you facing when you are trying to control internet overuse on
your own?
20. Are you willing to attend the further counselling sessions and cooperate to overcome the
problem?
 APPENDIX – H

STUDENT PROGRESS QUESTIONNAIRE

(0) (1) (2) (3) (4)

QUESTIONS
SL.
You have to rate how the Intervention Not At Rarely Occasionally Very Extremely
NO
Programme helped you in All helpful helpful often helpful
helpful helpful

identifying your actual problem

1
relating to internet use
2 motivating to control internet use

3 actually controlling internet use

increasing your off –line activities
4
and hobbies
increasing your offline social
5
relationships
improving your time management
6
skills
your ability to cope with problems in
7
your life
8 How would you rate the overall
counselling sessions?