The Most Trendy Modern Civilization Illnesses: Computer Disease and Internet Disease

Author: Shanghai Bookstore Press
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: In modern society, playing with computers is trendy, and surfing the internet is addictive. Undoubtedly, computers have become intimate companions of humans, indispensable for both life and work. However, while bringing people numerous conveniences, they also bring some troubles. Long-term computer operation may harm physical and mental health. Spending excessive time and energy on the internet without restraint—such as continuous chatting and browsing—can easily lead to various behavioral abnormalities, psychological disorders, personality disorders, partial dysregulation of the sympathetic nervous system. In severe cases, it may develop into internet syndrome, whose typical symptoms include low mood, anhedonia, loss of interest, sleep disturbances, circadian rhythm disorders, reduced appetite, weight loss, fatigue, psychomotor retardation and agitation, lowered self-esteem, and slowed thinking.