Read “Internet Addiction” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. Audience How do you think this essay would change if the author wrote it for Parents magazine?
2. Discussion Why do you think the number of people addicted to the Internet has actually lessened since 1998? What might it mean that the American Psychological Association is not ready to include Internet addiction in the DSM? What does this say about the disorder?
3. Journal Write about ways you use the Internet that may not be healthy. How does it negatively affect your life? Do you feel it has more positive than negative effects on your life? Explain.