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Internet Addiction and its Effects to the Human Body

(For 2nd Year BMLS students)
10 minute one lecture meeting
Objective of the lesson:
1. Cognitive
To define Internet Addiction(IA)
To know how maladaptive use of the Internet results in IA
To identify the several diagnostic criteria have been proposed
to quantify IA
To discuss the pathology of IA; and
To discuss the different treatment for IA
2. Affective
To have sense of what it feels like to have a mental disorder
To examine oneself of internet disorder
To conform with the idea of internet addiction
To examine the treatment; and
To search for alternative methods of treating internet addiction
3. Psychomotive
To make the student smile by making the lecture fun yet still
make the student learn better.
Subject Matter
A. Health professionals and related sciences
B. Instructional Materials
Visual aids, Chalk board
C. References
Yunqi, Z, Hong, Z & Mei, T. (2015). Molecular and Functional Imaging
of Internet Addiction - a review. BioMed Research International,
2015(Article ID 378675), 1-9.
Lee et al.. (2008). Depression like characteristics of 5HTTLPR
polymorphism and temperament in excessive internet users. Journal
of Affective Disorders, Vol 109(Issue 1/2), 165-169.
Lesson Proper
Teachers Activity
Learners Activity

A. Preliminary Activities
Opening Prayer
Okay class, before we begin let us
pray.
Ms/Mr.
, kindly lead the
prayer please.
Good morning class!
Okay, sit down
Checking of attendance

Heavenly FatherAmen!
Good morning sir!
Okay sir.

Review of the Lesson last meeting

Okay class, Let us have a recall of
what we have studied last meeting.
Ms/Mr.
, kindly recall what
you have learned on our discussion
last meeting?
B. Motivation

C. Lesson Proper
1. INTRODUCTION
Addiction to substances or
activities can profoundly affect
peoples health and sometimes lead
to serious social problems For
example, maladaptive use of the
Internet can result in the
development of a behavioral
addiction, leading to significantly
clinical impairment or distress. IA is
usually defined as an inability of
individuals to control their Internet
use, resulting in marked
psychological, social, and/or work
difficulties.

2. PATHOLOGY
Researchers at Stanford
University have discovered what
they say is more evidence that
compulsive use of the Internet may
be more than just a bad habit.
"Potential markers of problematic
Internet use seem present in a
sizable proportion of adults," the
researchers concluded in an article
published in CNS Spectrums: The
International Journal of
Neuropsychiatric Medicine.
A. Signs and Symptoms
IA is associated with various

Last meeting sir. We

negative consequences, such as

sacrificing real-life activities, lack of
attention, aggression and hostility,
stress, dysfunctional coping, worse
academic achievement, low wellbeing, and high loneliness. And its
not just behavioral symptoms. IA has
physical manifestations inside the
brain. First of all there are changes
that can be seen by the naked eye.
This include, Structural changes in
frontal cortex are associated with
functional abnormalities on a more
micro scale IA is associated with few
things, the abnormal transmission or
depletion of certain
neurotransmitters, especially
dopamine. Blunted circadian
rhythms or specific change in the
REM sleep cycle. And Hormone
abnormalities.
But neuroscientist still dont have a
complete picture of what causes IA
or addiction in general.
It seems to have to do with a
complex interaction between genes
and environment. But we dont have
diagnostic tools that can accurately
predict when or where it will show
up.
B. Diagnosis
In the past few years, molecular
and functional imaging techniques
have been increasingly used to
study the neurobiological
mechanism underlying IA.
Molecular imaging is a rapidly
developing field aimed to provide
disease-specific molecular
information through diagnostic
imaging studies. The term molecular
imaging can be broadly defined as

the in vivo characterization and

measurement of biologic processes
at the cellular and molecular level.
A. MRI Findings
B. Nuclear Imaging Findings
3. TREATMENT
As IA has become a serious
problem worldwide, a need for
effective treatment is becoming
increasingly urgent. Both
psychological and pharmacological
treatment approaches have been
applied to treat IA. Several drugs
have shown to be promising in
treating IA, such as antidepressants,
antipsychotics, and opioid receptor
antagonists. Cognitivebehavioral
therapy has been applied to treat
substance abuse. Since IA appears
to share similar mechanism with
substance abuse, cognitive
behavioral therapy has also been
verified to be effective in treating
IA . Further research using various
specific radiotracers to target other
neurotransmitter systems affected
by IA will provide a more complete
picture of the neurobiological
mechanism that underlie IA.
Moreover, specific radiotracers could
be used to assess therapeutic
effects of specific pharmacological
treatment, for example, using 11Ccarfentanil to study the muopioid
receptor availability and predict
treatment outcomes of opioid
receptor antagonists and help
clinicians determine the most
appropriate treatment for individual
patients.

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Evaluation
10-points Performance Test. Answer the following questions in a
crosswise intermediate paper.
1. What is Internet Addiction?
2. What do you think you can do
Agreement/Assignment
In a one whole sheet of pad paper make a Venn Diagram comparing and
contrasting internet addiction to substance addiction such as drug and
alcohol addiction.

Prepared by:

Marcos, Romar A.
Date:

Submitted to:

Jan Narlo O. Abril, RMT

Faculty
Department of Medical Laboratory Science
School of Natural Sciences
Saint Louis University
Baguio City, Philippines