By

Sneeha Anna Jacob

How widespread is internet use?
With the ubiquity of computers, it's almost
impossible to know the real numbers. However, a 2005
Pew Center report on teens and technology found that
about 75% of all online teens (about two-thirds of
teenagers overall) used IM, and nearly 50% used it daily.
A 2007 Pew Research Center study showed that 89% of
teens used the internet at least once a week, with 61%
saying they logged on every day. All that time spent
online wasn't doing homework, either. The Pew results
showed that most of the time teens spent online was
devoted to private communications — such as IM, email
and chat.
 Depression Avoidance of Work
 Dishonesty Loneliness
 Feelings of guilt Procrastination
 Anxiety Agitation
Isolation Mood Swings
No Sense of Time Fear
Defensiveness
 Diagnosis for internet addiction
• Preoccupation with the internet - The person is
either thinking about the last online activity or
planning ahead for the next cyber session.
• Requires more time to be satisfied - The person
needs to devote more and more time to being on
the internet in order to feel the same satisfaction.
• Inability to stop - The person has tried, but
failed, in past attempts to cut back, control, or
stop their use of the internet.
• Emotional changes — The person exhibits
 Types of Treatment for Internet
Addiction

 Individual, group, or family therapy

 Behavior modification
 Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
 Equine Therapy
 Art Therapy
 Recreation Therapy
 Reality Therapy