The article that I found is called “Exploring Internet Addiction.” This essay is written by An-Pyng Sun. The first reason I believe that this is a reputable source Is because where I found the website. I went to the UNE website through library services to find my article. I did an advanced search on topics I found relevant to the paper. The website I found is called ProQuest, and this is one website that we talked about in the library that can be considered a reputable source. The second reason why I believe this is a reputable source is because of the author herself. The author has a PhD, LCSW, and is considered an addiction professional from Cleveland. I also looked her up on the Internet to see how reputable she may be and I found that she is well established. The last reason I found the source reputable is through the information contained within the essay itself. When reading this essay, it is obvious that this is strongly based on factual information. Her information is based from research and experiments done. This is not the type of article to express opinions and judgments about the use the Internet, it simply relates how the use of the Internet can be considered an addiction.
The essay that I chose is about how overuse of the internet can be considered an addiction. In this essay, the author relates the use of the Internet to the three classic addiction symptoms. She states that a person can experience withdrawals, tolerance, and relapse, just like a person with a substance related issue. In addition to these symptoms, there are also the neurobiological and genetic issues when it comes to addiction. Research has been done about how the brain individuals can change because of Internet addiction. She also states that she believes that more research is needed in this area.
Next, the author talks about why we use Internet. She talks about “the triple A” theory. This “triple A” includes availability, affordability, and anonymity. She also talks about why the Internet can be so exciting to us. This is one way I can relate this essay back to Wasik’s article. It is important to understand why we feel a connection to the Internet and how it is used.
The last reason I chose this essay is because it also talks about how to help the individuals who could potentially have an Internet addiction. Not only this, she also talks about who can please susceptible to having an Internet addiction. She talks about ADHD and how is critical to understand if there any other co-occurring disorders when diagnosing Internet addiction. This is one way that this essay can be related back to Restak.
