Introduction
The use of the internet is becoming so addictive to most of its users. Playing video games have many effects on how individuals will interact with people and live a certain way of life. In support of this, a growing research clearly shows that people who suffer from internet addiction are more exposed to impending danger of being affected psychologically and therefore require to be keenly observed under professional medical care. Below is a list of research questions that will be used to conduct the research on how the internet addiction can lead to a psychological disorder.
Research questions
- What is the relationship between the degree of playing video games and satisfaction of the mind?
- How playing video games does preoccupy most of peoples time?
- Why will people feel restless, depressed, moody and irritable when they attempts to slow down addiction to playing video games?
- Will people play video games as a way to do cope with stress or fight loneliness?
- What are the chances that people will play video games as a way to escape from problems or to relieve their dysphonic mood?
- Should internet addiction be a part of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?
- Is it advisable to train psychologists that will specialize in handling mental disorders associated with internet addiction?
- Why have the International Classification of Diseases not yet recognized the mental disorders that develops from internet addiction?
- What factors are associated with increased mental disorders due to internet addiction?
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