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Are You an Addict?

Are You an Addict?. We Shall See. Internet Addiction Test (IAT). Developed by Dr. Kimberly Young 20-item questionnaire measuring mild, moderate, and severe levels of Internet Addiction. To assess your level of addiction, answer the following questions using this scale:

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Are You an Addict?

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  1. Are You an Addict?

  2. We Shall See.

  3. Internet Addiction Test (IAT) • Developed by Dr. Kimberly Young • 20-item questionnaire measuringmild, moderate, and severe levelsof Internet Addiction

  4. To assess your level of addiction, answer the following questions using this scale: 0 = Does not apply.1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  5. How often do you find that youstay on-line longer than you intended? 1 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  6. How often do you neglect household chores to spend more time on-line? 2 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  7. How often do you prefer the excitement of the Internet to intimacy with your partner? 3 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  8. How often do you form new relationships with fellow on-line users? 4 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  9. How often do others in your life complain to you about the amount of time you spend on-line? 5 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  10. How often do your grades or school work suffer because of the amount of time you spend on-line? 6 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  11. How often do you check your e-mail before something else that you need to do? 7 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  12. How often does your job performance or productivity suffer because of the Internet? 8 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  13. How often do you become defensive or secretive when anyone asks you what you do on-line? 9 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  14. How often do you block out disturbing thoughts about your life with soothing thoughts of the Internet? 10 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  15. How often do you find yourself anticipating when you will go on-line again? 11 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  16. How often do you fear that life without the Internet would be boring, empty, and joyless? 12 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  17. How often do you snap, yell, or act annoyed if someone bothers you while you are on-line? 13 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  18. How often do you lose sleep due to late-night log-ins? 14 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  19. How often do you feel preoccupied with the Internet when off-line, or fantasize about being on-line? 15 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  20. How often do you find yourself saying "just a few more minutes" when on-line? 16 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  21. How often do you try to cut down the amount of time you spend on-line and fail? 17 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  22. How often do you try to hide how long you've been on-line? 18 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  23. How often do you choose to spend more time on-line over going out with others? 19 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  24. How often do you feel depressed, moody, or nervous when you are off-line, which goes away once you are back on-line? 20 0 = Does not apply. 1 = Rarely. 2 = Occasionally. 3 = Frequently. 4 = Often. 5 = Always.

  25. The higher your score,the greater your level of addiction and the problems your Internet usage causes.

  26. 20 - 49 points: You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.

  27. 50 -79 points: You are experiencing occasional or frequent problems because of the Internet. You should consider their full impact on your life.

  28. 80 - 100 points: Your Internet usage is causingsignificant problems in your life. You should evaluate the impact of the Internet on your life and address the problems directly caused by your Internet usage.

  29. What is Internet Addiction? 96501076 Wayne 97101054 Jennifer 97501035 Zoe 97501049 Cindy 97501065 Jim 97501066 Aimee

  30. Excessive amounts of time on the Internet Problems with relationships and even with work or performance

  31. Symptoms • Staying online longer than intended • Neglecting household chores to spend more time online • Grades/school work/job performance/productivity suffer due to the amount of time spent online • Often checking your e-mail before something else that you need to do • Defensive or secretive when asked what you do online

  32. Anticipating going online again • Fear of a boring, empty, and joyless life without the Internet • Sleep loss due to late-night log-ins • Feel preoccupied with the Internet when offline or fantasize about being online • Failed attempts of trying to cut down the amount of time spent online

  33. Categories • Online Games Common cause Playing more than 12 hours per day

  34. B. Online Shopping: 2 kinds of addictions mainly Buying items from online shops. Auction type buying-bidding on an item in an online auction and then overbidding just to win the item Addiction

  35. C. Online Gambling/Pornography For the thrill of possibly winning money by gambling and satisfying one’s desire Addiction

  36. “Among 2 hundred million internet users, about 110,000,000 of them are internet addicted, almost 57%.”—American Psychology Association (August 1998)

  37. The Property of the Internet A. Virtuality Degeneration(reliance, sincerity) Out of suppression Commit sex and attack “I am extraordinary in the internet but in real life I have nothing. When I am alone, I suddenly realized that everything I worked on in the computer is nothing…”

  38. B. Anonymous  High security  More self-exposure  Low reality  Sheer Stage Effect(self-exposure and desire to peep) C. Retrip D. Convenience E. Simple rules

  39. The Psychological Quality ofInternet Addicts • Low self-confidence • Unsure about self-value • Bad social relationship • Poor coping (adjustments to life) • Weak family function

  40. Psychoanalysis:Mental Defense Mechanisms • 心理防衛機轉 • Ego self-defense • Dealing with frustration and anxiety • Subconscious

  41. Compensation Direct Compensation Indirect Compensation • Displacement • Fantasy • Identification

  42. RPG Multi- User Dungeon(MUD) Ex. Lineage, RO Imagination of appearance Attraction of identification Cohesion in the game

  43. 4 Motives • Self-affirmation To prove one’s ability Sense of accomplishment To satisfy the desire of power • Anonymous Interact with others in different behavior patterns Become any character one wants to be

  44. 3. Social learn Socialize in the virtual society to find comrades Learn more 4. Escape and belonging: Escape from reality

  45. Blogging… and Why.

  46. Blogs=Online Diaries?

  47. More like… RADIO SHOWS!

  48. Social Activity

  49. In Order to… • Update others on activities and whereabouts • Express opinions to influence others • Seek others’ opinions and feedback • “Think by writing” • Release emotional tension

  50. Limited Interactivity GING in

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