Computer+and+Internet+Addiction

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EXPLAIN the key IT Terms related to your topic

 * Addiction : Compulsive use of a computer system that can lead to negative effects, including health problems.
 * Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) : A health problem causing pain in the wrist, often associated with overuse or incorrect of a computer system.
 * Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) : Injury caused by overuse or incorrect use of a computer, which can affect the wrists, arms, back, or shoulders.

DESCRIBE any IT Processes that are related to your topic

 * Video Game software and console hardware devices are the most commonly used machines in computer and internet addiction
 * Multimedia websites and software such as streaming sites(Spotify, Youtube, Twitch) and social media(Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter) are occurrent in internet addiction
 * Shopping websites and software such as (Amazon, Ebay, Etsy) are responsible for compulsive shopping online

EVALUATE the Strand 1 issues and impacts
Computer and Internet addiction relates to the strand 1 topic People and Machines. Excessive screen time can have many negative ethical impacts such as damaging health. In the bbc news tech article, a woman was having sleep problems and was discovered to have a fatigue cycle due to the amount of time she spends in front of a screen. Also, in the article about social media addiction, the man who quit Facebook left social media because it was pulling him away from his work. This is a negative social impact because since the social media was causing him to be unproductive he was at risk to lose his job and suffer a loss of income which would be devastating for his state of living. According to the article about virtual reality, gamers who become addicted to virtual reality games could possibly lose their mental state and confuse reality with the game, which would be an extreme negative ethical impact. Without a hold on reality the gamers may not be able to work, go to school, or provide for themselves.

DESCRIBE Multiple, specific, real life examples that relate to your topic
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 * Elizabeth Deiter age 22 of Pennsylvania became aware of her compulsive online shopping addiction when she had purchased 100 purses from various shopping websites. Her finances were and still are in ruins and her marriage was in shambles due to her shopping addiction. The impacts of Deiter’s addiction has lead to many negative social impacts in her life and presents an ethical issue for future generations.
 * Brett of the Netherlands played 40 hours of video games every week in the tenth grade causing him to fail all of his classes and forced his parents to spend $100,000 on gaming rehab. The physiological results of his addiction included suicidal tendencies, sleeplessness, anxiety, and hallucinations.
 * 69 year old gaming addict Patricia, skipped out on Christmas dinners, grandchildren's visits, and romantic excursions with her husband due to her addiction. She would spend 8-12 hours a day gaming.

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 * Aly Walansky noticed herself becoming increasingly introverted and less productive because of her social media addiction. Physiological effects of her addictions included social anxiety, isolationism and existential crises. She also began imagining real-world scenarios using social media to act them out instead of living them out in reality

== COMPARE how your topic relates to the 2010 HL Paper 3 Oobunta Case Study. == In the Oobunta case study, the citizens of the east African country did not suffer from gaming or internet addiction. Conversely, they need more technology for medical reasons to improve the citizens’ health and standard of living (86). However, one similarity they do have is that both Oobunta and other developed countries have health issues as a result of technology. Therefore, how much responsibility does the government hold in solving these issues? In Oobunta, the government appointed Dr. Mukami Ogola to be the Medical Officer of Health (9) and he is trying to get as many IT systems as he can for the hospital and clinics in Oobunta, however he is worried that he won’t receive all of the funds he needs to accomplish this (114). Conversely in developing countries, not a lot is being done to help aid those addicted to games and internet, with the exception being South Korea. South Korea has the highest rate of internet addiction in the world so the government finally stepped in and created a digital detox boot camp for kids addicted to games and internet. I believe South Korea was right in conducting these camps because if there is a relevant health issue in the country, the government of that country needs to step in and help its citizens regardless of what the health issue is or what caused it.

IDENTIFY and embed at leat three video, three graphics, and three recent and relevant articles or studies from relevant sources

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 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|Video on Internet Addiction Camps]
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|Short Documentary about Chinese boot-camp-style treatment center]
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 22px; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|Look into the technology industry of S. Korea]
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