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Course: Reading and Writing II Professor: Michael Chen Presentor: Bena Ho, 95101065
Introduction
My topic: about how cell phone addiction affects peoples lives How is it related to audience? 1. As college students, almost every one of us possesses a cell phone. 2. Cell phone usage are common among our college students
3. Have you ever felt that its a must to check your cell phone everyday, including text message, phone calls or voicemails? 4. Dose using cell phone distract you from writing homework such as essays?
RESEARCH QUESTION:
I. What cell phone addiction symptoms do people have? II. How do people feel when they use their cell phones?
Is there psychological and physical reasons which triggers these symptoms?
Do you always feel anxious about your cell phone, especially when you are unable to use it ? (e.x. in class) Do you take cell phone breaks while doing homework?
Do you experience high levels of anxiety, stress, or insecurity whenever you are without your cell phone? Do you sometimes believe your phone is ringing, but when you answer it or listen longer you find it wasn't ringing at all (known as 'phantom ringing')?
International Center for Media & the Public Affairs This chart shows the emotions and reactions of students in 10 countries who went without media for 24 hours. The numbers represent relative weights for each country.
Feeling of Euphoria!!
Dopamine is responsible for the euphoria that addicts chase, the addict becomes conditioned to compulsively seek, crave and recreate the sense of elation while off-line or off-drug.
Dopamine
transmits the feeling of euphoria for N times
(repeat over and over again !)
Dopamine
neurotransmitter
Brain messenger(control
feeling of reward)
Why addict?
After doing some search, I found that Cell phone over-use v.s CBT(cognitive behavioral therapy): Cognitive restructuring exercises are also introduced to help the
person recognize why behavioural avoidance, reassurance-seeking behaviours and safety behaviours (e.g., the person
experiencing panic who always carries a cell phone just in case he or she needs to call for help) are unhelpful long-term strategies. CBT has been found to be effective for all the anxiety disorders. (Center of Addiction and Mental Health)
Therefore, conclusion:
Cell phone addiction is very likely arisen from: 1. a kind of cognitive behavioral disorder (anxiety of insecurity) 2. associative learning form (create associative memory, expect, and craving) 3. For young adults: to gain admission to peer groups, express opposition to adult authority, and make a development transition into young adulthood
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