Ali Alsarraf

1600-101 RWG

23 January 2015

Melissa Vile

The psychological cause of internet addiction

The Internet is very peculiar it’s an object making information more accessible to

the world. In this era the internet has become an integral part of many peoples

work and personal life. It has helped in so many different aspects from being

able to create connection of communication with family and friends all the way

across the world, to paying your mortgage with just a click of a button, and even

advertisement for business. However, with every beautiful thing comes a downfall. This

object leads to people sitting in front of computer, where as it becomes the center of

ones life leading to internet addiction. As stated, in the encyclopedia of mental disorders

“internet addiction disorder refers to the problematic use of the Internet, including the

various aspects of its technology, such as electronic mail (e-mail) and the World Wide

Web.” Internet addiction has now become a recogn...

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