Internet Addiction – Disorder or Need of a Modern Human?


	Psychology and Psychotechnics Reference: Nikolaeva, T. O. (2010). Internet Addiction – Disorder or Need of a Modern Human?. Psychology and Psychotechnics, 3, 67–77. https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=57303 Nikolaeva, T. O. Internet Addiction – Disorder or Need of a Modern Human? Abstract: The author appeals to the topic of Internet addiction and views it from the psychological point of view. It is noted that the virtual world which seems to be more comfortable than the real life, creates the threat for a successful life in reality. The author is led to believe that Internet addiction can be classified as a human disorder. Keywords: psychology, Internet, reality, virtual, human, character, feelings, thoughts, need, disorder This article is unavailable for unregistered users. Click to login or register References 1. Voyskunskiy A.E. Fenomen zavisimosti ot Interneta // Gumanitarnye issledovaniya v Internete / pod red. A.E. Voyskunskogo. M., 2000. 2. Vygotskiy L. S. Sobranie sochineniy: V 6 t. T. 3. M.: Pedagogika, 1983. 3. Gurevich P.S. Filosofiya cheloveka. Ch. 2. M., 2001. 4. Myurrey K. Internet-zavisimost' s tochki zreniya narrativnoy psikhologii // Gumanitarnye issledovaniya v Internete / pod red. A E. Voyskunskogo. M., 2000. S. 132-140. 5. Fromm E. Begstvo ot svobody. M., 1990. 6. Yang K.S. Diagnoz — internet-zavisimost' // Mir Internet, 2000. 7. Griffiths M. Internet addiction: Faet or fiction? // Psychologist. 1999. V. 12(5). P. 246-250. 8. Griffiths M. Internet addiction: does it really exist? // Gackenbach G. (ed.). Psychology and the Internet: Intrapersonal, interpersonal, and transpersonal implications. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1999, pp. 61-75. 9. Griffiths Mark Excessive Internet use: Implications for sexual behavior // CyberPsychology and Behavior. 2000. V. 3(4). P. 537-552. 10. Griffiths M. Does Internet and computer «Addiction» exist? Some case study evidence // CyberPsvchology and Behavior. 2000. V. 3(2). P. 211-218. 11. Cyber-Disorders: The Mental Health Concern for the New Millennium — Kimberly Young, Molly Pistner, James O’Mara, and Jennifer Buchanan. 107th APA convention, August 20, 1999. University of Pittsburgh. 12. Kelly P. Human Identity Part 1: Who are you? / Netropolitan life/E-lecture from the univercity cource about the net. 1997. 13. Reid. E. Cultural Formations in Text-Based Virtual Realities/ A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. Cultural Studies Program. Department of English. University of Melbourne. January 1994. http://fun91.kivikko.hoas.fi/~donwulff/irc/cult-form.html 14. Turkle, Sh. The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit. N.Y.: Griffiths.M. Technological Addictions. Routledge, 1995.

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Nikolaeva, T. O. Internet Addiction – Disorder or Need of a Modern Human?