Will the next generation of kids be more prone to having

an internet addiction disorder?

Source
"Internet Addiction
Disorder."
NetAddiction. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 15 Oct.
2015.

"Internet Addiction
Disorder."
NetAddiction. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 15 Oct.
2015.

Annotation
As I begin to start my research, I needed to first
learn more about Internet Addiction. So whats
the first thing I do? I google internet Addiction
Disorder and The Center for Internet Addictions
website was one of the first to pop up. The
center was founded by Dr. Kimberly Young in
1995. It provides treatment for Internet
addiction. This website provided me with
information as to how a person will know if they
have an internet addiction. She says If your
Internet use pattern interferes with your life in
any way shape or form, (e.g. does it impact your
work, family life, relationships, school, etc.) you
may have a problem. She also makes the point
that if you find that you are using the Internet
as a means to regularly alter your mood you may
be developing a problem. One last point that
she makes it to distinguish what determines if a
person has this disorder. Noting that it is not the
actual time spent online that determines if you
have a problem, but rather how that time you
spend impacts your life. This was a great start
for me to begin my research. The source was so
insightful and credible that it lead to another
great piece of information that helped when it
came to producing my multi genre products.
Once again Dr. Kimberly young and the center for
internet addiction help to answer the most
important questions about internet addiction
disorder. She has already helped to determine
what the technical definition is for an internet
addiction disorder is. However something that I
need to know to advance my research is just how
many people does this affect. And what I learned
is that Studies suggest that 1 in 8 Americans
suffer from problematic Internet use. Now of
course with the increasing use of technology I
just assumed that these numbers would be
higher. Now these numbers dont say how many
people have been diagnosed as having an
internet addiction. However it is a great starting
point that will help to prove that high internet
usage can cause problems and can go as far to
cause an internet addiction disorder. I also
learned that those statistics show that internet

Thoughts/Connection
This article was a huge help
in helping me as a beginner
researcher on the topic to
put a definition to the word
internet addiction. It also
gives a clear vision of how a
person will know if they have
this addiction, which is a
huge part of my research and
something that I will try to
incorporate in one of my
multi genre projects. This will
be helpful as I introduce
internet addiction as a
problem and how it could
affect generations down the
line.

This article by an expert on

Internet Addiction is a very
credible source which will
help on my paper. Also I plan
on finding a way to use the
statistics in a way that they
can help to stress the
importance of internet
addiction and will persuade
them to take notice of the
term internet addiction
disorder It also will help
show that internet addiction
is actually a pretty common
problem yet many people
never heard of it. Which i can
already tell is going to be a
hurdle. To inform people who
have never had of an

Will the next generation of kids be more prone to having

an internet addiction disorder?

"Bradford Regional
Medical Center."
Internet Addiction.
N.p., n.d. Web. 15
Oct. 2015.

usage can differ in different cultures. Even

though America is one of the more
technologically advanced countries. Those
estimates listed above are higher in China,
Taiwan, and Korea where 30 percent or more of
the population may experience problematic
Internet use. I found this really interesting that
these numbers differentiate in different
countries. This could play a part in a multi genre
project. Maybe I could produce something that
could use these stats as a scare tactic into
making people all around the globe believe that
internet addiction is a serious matter.
We the information that I already had I began to
think of multi genre projects that I could actually
accomplish. And Im thinking on the terms of a
brochure or maybe a magazine article.
Something that will be brief but explain what
internet addiction is. And if Im going to do that I
need the symptoms of the addiction. This is
where Internet Addiction Program which is part of
the Behavioral Health Services Dual Diagnosis
Unit at Bradford Regional Medical Center in
Bradford, PA. Comes in help. The Internet
Addiction Treatment and Recovery Program offers
counseling and treatment for adults 18 years of
age and older. This website also describes a lot of
the questions one might have about Internet
Addiction. So in this particular quote it describes
eight of the many symptoms associated with
internet addiction disorder:
Do you feel preoccupied with the Internet?
(Think about previous online activity or anticipate
next online session)
Do you feel the need to use the Internet with
increasing amounts of time in order to achieve
satisfaction?
Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts
to control, cut back, or stop Internet use?
Do you feel restless, moody, depressed, or
irritable when attempting to cut down or stop
Internet use?
Do you stay online longer than originally
intended?
Have you jeopardized or risked the loss of
significant relationship, job, educational or career

internet addiction disorder.

And the use of stats as well
as the clear definition above
will no doubt help.

This article expands on the

definition included early by
listing more and more
detailed symptoms of
Internet addiction. This is
also a credible source! And
this will also help me explain
and inform my reader. The
symptoms along with the
stats will persuade my reader
into believing that internet
addiction is a serious matter.

Will the next generation of kids be more prone to having

an internet addiction disorder?

Wallace, P. (2014),
Internet addiction
disorder and youth.
EMBO reports, 15:
1216. doi:
10.1002/embr.20133
8222

Wallace, P. (2014),
Internet addiction
disorder and youth.
EMBO reports, 15:
1216. doi:
10.1002/embr.20133
8222

opportunity because of the Internet?

Have you lied to family members, therapist, or
others to conceal the extent of involvement with
the Internet?
Do you use the Internet as a way of escaping
from problems or of relieving a dysphoric mood
(e.g., feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety,
depression
These will come in handy as I explain to parents
or other people why internet addiction is
important.
One approach that I can take when proving my
inquiry question is how it affects young students.
And by doing this I would get sympathy from
parents who will learn the staggering numbers of
how prevalent Internet addiction is among
students. Studies in different countries have
generated widely different estimates: A study in
Italy, for example, found very low incidence
(0.8%), while prevalence rates as high as 18%
have been reported in the UK. A recent review of
more than 103 studies of the phenomenon found
that over 12% of male students and 5% of
female students in China showed signs of
Internet addiction. Internet addiction is more
widespread than just on university campuses
where laptops and computer labs are within easy
reach; it is also being seen in high school and
middle school students. One longitudinal study of
Hong Kong high-school students reported
prevalence rates as high as 26.7%. And although
these numbers dont show America. They are still
useful and its plausible to assume that
Americas numbers are close if not similar to
these numbers. I think this could be a good way
to warn students in college of internet addiction
as well as parents who send their child to middle
and high schools.
This source is a post in the US National Library of
Medicine
National Institutes of Health by embo reports. Is
common knowledge that everything we do know
a days is done via the internet? So know there
becomes an issue of how much internet is too
much. How we distinguish if someone is
spending too much time on the internet or if it is

These statistics show

although in Italy show how
many kids and young adults
actually suffer from the
disorder and how much more
teens can be affected by this
disorder. It also shows that
this is not only a problem in
America it is everywhere. It
again shows the significance
of Internet Addiction. The
stats can also be used in the
same way as the stats listed
in the second annotation.
They also have slight
similarities in the two. Mainly
of the prevalence of internet
addiction worldwide.

This is will play a big part in

my research when
considering if the disorder
has changed since it was first
discovered when there
werent many computers or
people didnt use computers
in the way that they use it

Will the next generation of kids be more prone to having

an internet addiction disorder?

"Internet Addiction:
The New Mental
Health Disorder."
Mercola.com. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 22 Oct.
2015.

just considered normal in this period of time.

And this post goes into more significant detail on
how to determine this. Several surveys also try to
assess addiction simply by using the amount of
time spent online, but students are connected to
the Internet virtually all the time now, either
through Wi-Fi or their mobile phone contracts.
Students also rely heavily on the Internet to
study, read news, communicate and entertain
themselves. They multitask as they watch a
football game or (sadly) attend class. Watching
TV, they multiscreen and tweet to their friends
about the show they may all be watching from
their dorm rooms or apartments. And with
Netix, Hulu, and other Internet-based on
demand entertainment, they may be online in
many different ways. The Internet is no longer
something that we log into for particular
durations of time, sitting in front of a desktop
computer. This is important to consider when
looking at maybe some older cases of this and
comparing it to now. And even though we do use
the internet to do more things that only helps to
prove that internet addiction could possibly
impact more children down the line. If we already
use it to do most activities such as watching tv
for example than the number of things we are
able to do with technology will only increase,
leading to more cases of internet addiction
disorder.
This source is by Dr. Mercola in a health
magazine she is one of the many critics of
Internet addiction being classified as a
disorder. She says But by making Internet
addiction a certifiable mental illness, it then
becomes treatable by drugs and billable through
insurance companies and morphs into a
"disorder" that is likely something that will
stigmatize your health records for the rest of
your life. Not to mention, over-treatment is a
very real risk... as has occurred with depression,
ADHD, insomnia, and countless other conditions,
many people with only "mild" cases may be
diagnosed, and given drugs, when they are not
at all necessary. She only doesnt like naming it a
disorder because it makes it seem as if you need

now. So this could challenge

this theory of an internet
addiction if kids have to us it
more now. But I could also
spin this information and use
it to help to prove my point
that technology and what we
use it for will lead to more
internet addiction in further
generations.

This persons view although

different will help when
looking for reasons why some
parents might not believe in
Internet Addiction and it
hurting their children and it
also helps successfully rebuff
the arguments against
internet addiction.

Will the next generation of kids be more prone to having

an internet addiction disorder?

Pies, Ronald. "Should

DSM-V Designate
Internet Addiction
a Mental Disorder?"
Psychiatry
(Edgmont). Matrix
Medical
Communications,
n.d. Web. 22 Oct.
2015.

drugs to control it when there are already too

many disorders that so called need drugs. She
Also states Getting back to the topic of Internet
addiction, it's quite possible to overdo your time
spent online. But psychotropic drugs are not
likely to give you the solution you're after. For
starters, they have no known measurable
biological imbalances to correct unlike other
drugs that can measurably alter levels of blood
sugar, cholesterol and so on. How can you
medicate something that is not physically there?
The answer is, of course, you can't and doing
so is a dangerous game. In other words, drugs
are probably not the answer to solving your
Internet addiction. She even goes as far as to
suggest another solution fi you thing you have a
problem with internet usage called EFT. Her
direct words are If you suspect you have a
problem, I suggest giving EFT a try. EFT is a form
of psychological acupressure, based on the same
energy meridians used in traditional acupuncture
to treat physical and emotional ailments for over
5,000 years, but without the invasiveness of
needles. Instead, simple tapping with the
fingertips is used to input kinetic energy onto
specific meridians on the head and chest while
you think about your specific problem - whether
it is a traumatic event, an addiction, pain, etc.
and voice positive affirmations. This is an
important aspect of my research, being able to
see what critics of this disorder are saying about
it and how I can use their arguments to make my
point stronger.
This source is another article by a MD that
questions internet addiction as a disorder. She
uses S. Gitlow, another expert that disagress with
using disorder to describe IA saying Some
experts in addiction medicine appear particularly
skeptical of IA as a discrete disorder. Thus,
addiction specialist Stuart Gitlow MD observes,
the medical term addiction should not be
applied to anything other than addictive drug use
and gambling. The public uses the term
[addiction] as an equivalent of overuse but the
medical definition is based on use despite ones
best interest, and quantity of use has nothing to

Its always helpful to learn

the other view of your
proposal. So if I agree that
children even being born now
and especially later own will
be more prone to this
addiction. Its always helpful
to look at the critics view and
what they think about this
topic. It also helps when
determining your roundtable.
This point along with the one
before can be beneficial

Will the next generation of kids be more prone to having

an internet addiction disorder?

"Obsessed With the

Internet: A Tale From
China." Wired.com.
Conde Nast Digital,
n.d. Web. 22 Oct.
2015

do with that I suspect that [the people]were

worried about have some underlying disease
perhaps they have major depression or OCD or
Aspergers or something other than addictive
disease. Or perhaps they really do have
addiction, in which case that will become clear as
time passes and research is conducted. (S.
Gitlow, personal communication, 11/20/08. The
author even goes into detail to try to label what
disease IA should be considered But now, lets
stipulate that an individual diagnosed with IA is
indeed suffering as a direct result of the
condition (i.e., experiences intrinsic suffering)
and is also incapacitated to a significant degree
(e.g., he or she is unable to fulfill normal social or
vocational roles, unable to concentrate, unable
to obtain adequate sleep). If this constitutes
disease in the generic sense, what kind of
disease or disorder might it be? I would
hypothesize there may be both obsessive
compulsive/ego-alien and impulsive/ego-syntonic
subtypes of IAand perhaps forms that show
mixed features. This hypothesis requires more
investigation and has implications for our
placement of IA within existing DSM-IV
categories. It also seems likely thatjust as we
speak of secondary maniathere may be
many instances of secondary IA, in which the
primary condition is actually a mood, anxiety, or
personality disorder.
This source tells the story of an internet addiction
over in china. It starts with a story saying The
Qihang camp promised to cure children of socalled Internet addiction, an ailment that has
grown into one of Chinas most feared public
health hazards. The camps brochure claimed
that an estimated 80 percent of Chinese youth
suffered from it. It also describes internet
addiction in China and how it may differ from
America. Saying Meanwhile, the rhetoric around
Internet addiction grew even more hysterical:
The Net was not just a public-health hazard but a
national-security risk. In 2006, the Central
Committee of the Communist Youth League
openly fretted about a severe social problem
that could threaten the nations future and

when it comes to maybe

writing an magazine article.

This story might be useful

when describing internet
addiction in relation to
children. And children seem
to be the direction I want to
focus on. And its beginning
to become sort of a running
theme in these annotations.
As It also goes back to the
annotation earlier made by P
Wallace. This will be very
helpful in again making light
of my inquiry question.

Will the next generation of kids be more prone to having

an internet addiction disorder?
called Internet cafs hotbeds of juvenile crime
and depravity. Official figures claimed that the
Internet was responsible for up to 80 percent of
high school and college dropouts and most
juvenile crimes. A show on state-run television
described the fight against Internet addiction as
the Third Opium War. This story perfectly
describes internet addiction and how it can affect
children with inserts like this The Qi hang
Salvation Training Camp opened in May 2009,
just in time for the summer holiday. Children who
attended the camp portray it as a horrific
experience. Although Qi hang pitched itself as
therapy, its treatment regimen revolved around
intense martial drills, which began at sunrise
with a harsh whistle and sometimes didnt end
until after midnight. Campers who couldnt
complete the required laps or push-ups were
beaten. Screams could be heard constantly. A 12year-old boy, whose parents enrolled him for
playing his Game Boy too much, says that he
spent most of his time concentrating on mere
survival: If anyone says they werent scared,
theyre lying.Deng Senshans fellow campers
helped to re-create his first, and only, day at
Qihang. Like all newcomers, the boy began his
stay with a visit to a confinement room on the
facilitys top oor and was told to face the wall.
When he refused, counselors struck him. I heard
him screaming, says a 13-year-old girl whose
mother sent her after she started skipping school
to chat online. But I didnt really pay attention,
because it was normal to hear screams.