With the explosion of excitement about the Internet, there
seems to be another type of addiction that has invaded the human
psyche. I. Internet addiction or computer addiction: what to
name the phenomenon 1) Internet Addiction
Disorder -- Some people seem to be too excited
about the Internet. 2) Computer Addiction
-- Many people are attached only to their computers and
don’t care about the Internet. 3) Cyberspace
Addiction -- an addiction to (1) ______ of
experience created through computer engineering --
many subtypes with (2) ______ ·some are game and
competition oriented ·some fulfill more (3) ______
·some are an extension of workaholicism
Ⅱ. Normal enthusiasm and abnormal preoccupation: where to draw the
line 1) Addictions can be healthy, unhealthy or (4)
______. -- healthy: an outlet for learning,
creativity and self-expression -- unhealthy:
serious disturbances in one’s ability to function in (5) ______
2) With no official psychological or psychiatric diagnosis of an
Internet or Computer Addiction, there are only definitions of the constellation
of (6) ______ that constitute such addictions in different ways.
Ⅲ. Problematic addiction and healthy Internet use: the speaker’s
premise 1) problematic addiction: when they have (7)
______ their cyber life from face-to-face life 2) healthy
Internet use: (8) ______ the face-to-face and cyberspace worlds
3) "bringing in the real world" -- an
important principle for helping people who are addictively (9) ______ in
cyberspace -- a powerful tool for intervening with
people who are addicted to (10) ______ in cyberspace