Young (1996) adapted the pathological gambling disorder criteria in theDSM-IV to fit internet addiction and observed that internet addicts exhibitsimilar characteristics to gambling addicts, such as lack of self-confidence,emotional sensitivity, reactivity, alertness, lack of ability to express oneself andincompatibility. Young (1999), summarized her research findings under eightheadings: extreme mental preoccupation with the internet, the increasing needto use the internet to take pleasure, unsuccessful attempts to control, reduce, or completely stop the internet usage, in case of a reduction or complete cessationof internet use experiencing feelings of anxiety, depression or anger, spendingmore time on the internet than initially planned, having problems with family,school, friends and colleagues due to the excessive use of the internet, missingan opportunity related to career or education, lying to others (family, friends,therapists, and so on.) about the time spent online, using the internet to getaway from the problems and negative feelings. Out of eight criteria, if fi
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