Wednesday, April 11, 2007

EnGlisH cLasS NotE

1. What is Internet Addiction?
Someone who spend as much as 30 hours a week or more surfing the Web may endanger personal relationships, job, and their finances.

2.What the symptoms of Internet addiction?
A constant desire to get online, a need to use the Internet for longer periods of time in order to find satisfaction, and feelings of restlessness or irritability when not online.

3.What are some example of Net Compulsion?
"Compulsive online gambling," "cybersex compulsion," "online auction addiction," and "obsessive online trading."

4.What is the function of Internet addiction center?
Accessibility, control and excitement.

5.Who is Dr. Ivan K. Goldberg?
A psychiatrist and clinical psychopharmacologist.

6.How dose he build up the website PsyCom.Net?
He made up a disease called "Internet addiction disorder"(IAD).

7.What is the purpose of PsyCom.Net?
Browsing the site for new messages.

8.What is IAD and it's symptoms?
Important social and occupational activities are given up or reduceed because of Internet use. Other symptoms included dreaming about the Internet and having uncontrolled movements of the fingers as if typing.

9.What is the new name which Goldberg gave to IAD? Why?
The new name is"pathological Internet-use disorder." Because Goldberg said "The term IAD makes it sound as if one were dealing with heroin, a truly addicting substance."

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