Summary

I am researching Internet addiction, why you ask well because I want to learn more about it and to understand why some people turn to the internet to escape their problems.  You see the internet can be used for good things and bad things such as social media which could be good because you can talk to your friends that you never see, and it can be bad because you use it to make friends with people you have never met before.  The internet should be used, as well as everything else in moderation; yet there are still people who addicted to it.            

In my research I have found an article that was published on August 1, 2010 so it isn't the most up to date article but I believe that it conveys some very important points about internet addiction.  Internet addiction has not yet been identified as a disorder that is not included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM), but it is a common disorder that deserves to be in the DSM-V.  Throughout this article it is trying to explain what causes internet addiction, it gives countless examples of statistics from other sources. There are three different kinds of internet addiction, excessive gaming, sexual preoccupations, and e-mail/ text messaging.  These all have things in common such as excessive use, feeling negative emotions when they don’t have a computer, the need for new computer equipment, poor achievement, social isolation, fatigue, and lying, etc.  There are some arguments were people say that internet addiction isn't a disorder on its own but is a side effect of other disorders, such as ADHD, anxiety and depression. In this article it said that people can become addicted to the internet, because it provides a way to relieve stress.  This article also says that people who are addicted to the internet are also have a higher probability with people who have social anxiety, and family violence exposure.This is the article that I was summarizing :)  http://ehis.ebscohost.com.byui.idm.oclc.org/ehost/detail?sid=0fe1d3b7-fb8a-40ea-8c60-76b1fcac6478%40sessionmgr110&vid=1&hid=103&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&A