Abstract
We consider Internet addiction as one of the forms of addictive behavior of a person. Considering addiction and dependency as identical concepts we use them in the research equivalently. The opinions of scientists on the essence of “addiction” concept are analyzed and the personal characteristics inherent in addicts are revealed. The attractiveness of addiction for the individual is that representing a kind of psychological defense mechanism against painfully experienced frustrations it creates the illusion of the problem solution. We reveal the factors influencing the appearance of addictive behavior in a person are: social, biological, and also related to individual characteristics, which include psychological characteristics of the individual, reflection in the psyche of psychological traumas in various periods of life. We consider the five stages of addiction occurrence in detail. The models of addictive personality behavior are: calming, communicative, activating, hedonistic, conformal and compensatory. The mechanisms of the emergence of Internet addiction and the personal characteristics of Internet addicts are analyzed. The manifestations of psychological and physiological symptoms of Internet addiction are considered.
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