Addictions and/or problem behaviours

Addictions and/or problem behaviours

How do you know if you're becoming addicted to something or just having a good time?

Addiction is defined as not having control over doing, taking or using something to the point where it could be harmful to you.

Addictions

Some people are compulsive shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours gambling or even surfing the Internet.

We live in a highly stressful world. The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs, but in modern day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions.

Vocabulary related with addictions

• addiction
• to be addicted to
• addict
• addictive
• to be (get) hooked on
• to kick a habit
• to overcome an addiction
• addicted to
• compulsive
• dependent (on)
• hooked on - addicted to

word Formation

You can use the endings -oholic or -aholic to say a person is an addict

You can use the ending -ism to name some addictions

Examples: Alcoholic Workaholic Shopaholic Webaholic Chocoholic Foodaholic

Examples: Alcoholism Workaholism Shopaholism Webaholism

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Substances Addictions

Behavioural Addictions

INTERNETSOCIAL MEDIA GAMING WORK FOOD GAMBLING SHOPPING PLASTIC SURGERY EXERCISE

HEROINPRESCRIPTION DRUGS (sedatives) COCAINE CANNABIS (marijuana)ALCOHOL SMOKING COFFEE

Addictions

Causes

Consequences

Environmental Factors

Health Effects

Genetics

Peer Pressure

Long-term effects

Short-term effects

Heritability

Living in a poor community

Heart or lung disease, cancer, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and others

Addiction Genes

Appetite, blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, psychosis, overdose, and even death.

Is Screen Time Toxic for Teens?

Daily interruptions

Screen Time

Risk Factors

Socializing

52% of teens sit for long periods of time in silence, on their smartphones, while hanging out with friends

Compared to teens who only spend an hour on electronic devices daily, teens who spend 5 or more hours a day are 71% more likely to exhibit suicide risk factors

Rather than in-person interaction, 33% of teens spend more time socializing with close friends online

41% of teenagers feel overwhelmed by the quantity of notifications they received on a daily basis.

How is it changing Teens?

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Social Media

Checking Habits

Nomophobia

Time per Day

The average time spent on smartphones a day is 2 hours and 51 minutes

87% of smartphone users check their device within an hour of going to sleep or waking up

66% of the population shows signs of nomophobia, the fear of being without your phone

On average people will spend 5 years and 4 months of their lifetimes on social media

Is it the 1st thing you do when you wake up?

How about you?

Do you check your phone while you are with family and friends?""Do you sleep with your phone next or near you?"

How many hours a day do you spend on your smartphone?

"How many times do you check your phone a day?"

How to keep track of your screen time?

Ready for a Challenge?

In a week time we will analise the results and compare the amount of time each one of you spent on your smartphone and we will see which apps have you used the most! Including Me!

During the next week you will keep track of how many hours you spent on your smartphone

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