Psikologi dan Internet dalam Lingkup
Intrapersonal 3
Internet addiction? Sounds unlikely, right? How can the use of a
positive, dynamic force like the Internet become a negative, debilitating
factor in someone’s life. Simple. Just like the use of food, the drinking of
alcohol, or the purchasing of material things can escalate into misuse and
abuse, so can one’s interest in and preoccupation with using the Internet
become an addiction. Let’s take a look at several key facets of this developing
phenomenon of Internet Addiction, starting with a basic definition which is
taken from Dr. Kimberly B. Young’s book Caught in the Net.
What is Internet Addiction?
Internet Addiction is a broad term covering a wide-variety of
behaviors and impulse control problems. It is important to understand that
there are at least five specific types of Internet addiction:
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Cybersexual Addiction (addictions to adult chat rooms or cyberporn).
·
Cyber-relationship Addiction (online friendships made in chat
rooms, MUDs, or newsgroups that replace real-life friends and family, this also
includes the issue of cyberaffairs).
·
Net Compulsions (compulsive online gambling, online auction
addiction, and obsessive online trading.
·
Information Overload (compulsive web surfing or database
searches).
·
Computer Addiction (obsessive computer game-playing or to
programming aspects of computer science, mostly a problem among men, children,
and teenagers).
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