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CaitlynAmbrosy

GeneralPurpose:Toinform
SpecificPurpose:ToinformtheclassaboutInternetAddiction
OrganizationalPattern:TopicalDivision

I.
Introduction
A. Attentiongetter:Manypeopleusetheinternetforwork,school,orfun.
Thatswhatitstherefor,right?Yes,butsomepeoplemisusetheinternet,
andbecomeaddictedtobeingonline.
B. GiveaReason:Peoplewhousetheinternettoomuchcanforman
addictiontoit,theywillfeeltheneedtoalwaysbeonline,andwillfeel
stresswhentheycannotbe.
C. CredibilityStatement:Usinginformationprovidedinacademicjournals,
magazinearticles,andwebarticlesIwillteachyoumoreaboutInternet
Addiction,stereotypesofaddiction,signsandpredictorsoftheaddiction,
andwaystotreattheaddiction.
D. ForecastMainPoints:Beingaddictedtotheinternetaffectsmanypeople,
therearedifferenttypesofaddiction,manydifferentstereotypesabout
addiction,ifyoulookforthesignsofaddictionyoumaybeabletofinda
waytotreatit.
TRANSITION:Thefirststepinhelpingsomeonewiththisaddictionisknowingthe
stereotypesanddifferenttypesofInternetAddiction.

II.
Body
A. MainPoint:Stereotypes/TypesofAddiction
1. InternalPreview:InternetAddictionislikelytocomealongwith
someothertitles,becausemanypeoplestereotype.

2. Details:TheInternethasgrownsomuchthatthereisawidevariety
ofthingstobecomeaddictedtoonline,whetheritisonlinegaming,
onlinegambling,orporn,thereissomethingforanyonetoget
drawninto.(Goldsborough)Alongwiththesetypesofaddictions
comestereotypesaboutthekindofpeopletheyare.Forexample,if
youhearaboutsomeonebeingaddictedtovideogames,youwill
assumethatitsamale,thisstudyshowsthatwomenarelikelyto
beaddictedtothemaswell.(Soule,Shell,Kleen)Stereotyping
InternetAddictionispointlessbecausetherearemalesand
females,oldandyoungthatarealladdictedtotheinternet.


3. InternalSummary:InternetAddictionaffectsmanypeople,so
stereotypingtheaddictionispointless.Thisisanaddictionthat
drawsmanypeoplein,soinsteadofjudgingpeople,youshouldtry
helpingthem.

Transition:Sincetherearemanydifferenttypesofaddictiontherearealsomany
differentsignsofaddiction,andmanydifferentpredictorsthatyoushouldwatch
forifyouthinkthatsomeonemaybeaddictedtotheInternet.

B. MainPoint:SignsofInternetAddiction
1. InternalPreveiw:Aswithanyothertypeofaddiction,thereare
signsandindicatorsthatcanhintthatsomeoneisaddictedtothe
internet.Lookingforthesesignsinpeopleyouareaboutoryourself
andgettinghelpcanresultinthestopofInternetAddictionintheir,
oryourlife.

2. Details:Twomainpredictorsthatcanleadtointernetaddictionare
depressionandloneliness.(Ayas,Horzum)Internetaddictioncan
becausedbymisuse,andoveruseoftheinternet.Peoplewhoare
depressed,orlonely,mayusetheinternettoavoidtheirreallife
problems.FactorsthatmayaffectInternetAddictionincludethe
personsaccesstoacomputer,theirprivacywhileonthecomputer,
andtheiraccesstotheinternet.(Ak,Yilmaz)Spendingmoretime
onthecomputerthanyouspendwithpeople,notbeingableto
controlyourselfandfollowingtheboundariesthatyousetforyour
computeruse,lyingtoothersandfeelingguiltyabouttheamountof
timethatyouspendonthecomputer,feelingdependantofyour
computer,andasifyouarenotabletolivewithoutitarealsosigns
thatmaypredictthatyouarebecomingaddictedtotheinternet.
(Falconer)

3. InternalSummary:Thoughthereareotherpredictors,theseare
someoftheonesthatIfound.Ifyouthinkthatsomeonemaybe
addictedtotheinternetyoucanlookforthesesigns,orseek
professionalhelptofindoutiftheyhaveanactualaddiction.

Transition:Justasthereiswithotheraddictions,therearewaystotreatInternet
Addiction,signsthatyounoticeinsomeonemayindicatethattheyneedhelp.


C. MainPoint:TreatmentsforInternetAddiction
1. InternalPreview:InternetAddictionhasmanydifferenttreatments,
itisimportanttogettreatmentbeforetheaddictionleadsto
psychologicaldamage.(Ayas,Horzum)

2. Details:DifferentwaystotreatInternetAddictionincludesetting
usageboundariesonyourcomputer,getyourfamilyandfriendsto
trytohelpyoubeattheaddictionbygivingthemyourpasswords
andhavingthemmonitortheamountoftimeyouspendonline,stop
usingthecomputerinyourfreetime,onlyuseitwhenneeded,and
trackyourprogresssoyouknowhowfaryouarecoming.
(Falconer)Findingahappymediuminyourinternetuseis
important.(Goldsborough)GroupTherapycouldbeaneffective
treatment,talkingwithotherswhosharethesameaddictioncanbe
comforting.(Lam,Peng,Mai,Jin)

3. InternalSummary:TreatingInternetAddictionisimportant,andif
youarenotabletotreatitonyourownwithanyofthewaysstated
thenseekingfurtherhelpisimportant.

Transition:Anyofthesetreatmentscanbehelpful,findingtherightoneis
thetrick.Theymaynotallworkforyourself,orlovedones,andifyoucannotfind
onethatworksseekingfurtherhelpisimportant.

III.

Conclusion
A. ReviewMainPoints:InternetAddictionisaproblemintodaysworld
becauseoftheeasyaccesswehavetointernet,andbecauseofhow
manydifferentthingsyouareabletodoontheinternet.Knowing
stereotypesofaddiction,thesigns,andthetreatmentsareimportanttobe
awareofbecausethisaddictioncouldbeaffectingsomeoneclosetoyou,
andtonotbejudgementaloftheaddiction.
B. MemorableThought:Hopefullybeinginformedonthistopicwillhelpyou
tonotpassjudgement,buttohelpanyonewhoisinneedoftreatment,
andtosupportthemthroughit.

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