Modified cell phones no worse than drugs!

Hook or habit?

Whether smartphones "put on the hook" users, causing dependence, it is not yet clear. But we already know that the Internet and some forms of computer use are addictive," says David Greenfield, PhD, of West Hartford, Connecticut, psychologist and author of books. "And although we don't see the actual smartfonov based now, " says Greenfield, "the potential is definitely there.

The true relationship entails a growing addiction to the substance (drugs or alcohol), so that over time the person will need more to get "high," says Greenfield. Computer technology can be addictive, he says, because they "psychoactive". That is, they alter the mood and often cause pleasant feelings.

"E-mail, in particular, gives us satisfaction: we never know when we will get to satisfy us a mail, so we continue the test, again and again. This is similar to slot machines, " says Greenfield. "We are looking for a pleasant shock". Smartphones allow us to achieve remuneration (including video, Twitter, and news, in addition to e-mail) at any time and in any place. Whether this behavior is unhealthy?

It depends on whether it is work or family life, says Greenfield. Such a violation may be small - for example, to ignore your friend at lunch, and to create a status in Facebook about how you are enjoying lunch with a friend. Or it can be large - for example, ignoring a spouse or colleagues during a meeting to check e-mail.

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