An electronic symposium on electronic addiction was held in the Division of Continuing Education in the College of Education for Girls
The symposium presented by Assistant Professor Rafif Abdel-Hafez Al-Riahi aimed to define electronic addiction as a type of disorder that some people suffer from, as classified by some psychiatrists, which suggests compulsive use of the Internet, continuous browsing of websites, and dependence on it in all matters of life.
The symposium dealt with an explanation of the types of addiction to the Internet, which we mention below.
Electronic games, social media, porn sites, text messages, online gambling, buying and selling via the Internet. Some studies have confirmed that the percentage of those suffering from electronic addiction in the United States and Europe has risen to 8.2% of the population, and technology addiction affects 38% of the population. The general population
The symposium explained what are the causes of technological addiction, what are the effects of addiction on the individual and society, what are the complications of technological addiction, how to discover that you are addicted to technology through a questionnaire prepared for the audience, and what are the most important methods for treating technological addiction
