Joudy Bourghli 48444
Topic: Nomophobia
Purpose: At the end of my speech, the audience will be able to depict the problems and solutions related to nomophobia.
Introduction:
Are you addicted to your smartphones? I assume that most of you are, just like me! Mobile phones have given rise to a human disorder in our modern age, which is recognized as a great source of stress. Nomophobia, or no-mobile-phone-phobia is the fear of being away or loosing one’s mobile phone (Moore, 2012). This new phenomenon was coined in 2010, by a research organization, YouGov, commissioned by the United Kingdom Post Office as states Peimer (2014) in Bizcommunity. The organization YouGov looked through anxieties suffered by mobile phone users. The amassed use of …show more content…
What is Nomophobia: a recent phenomenon that spread around the world just like mobile phones did few decades ago.
A. Definition and term coining: is the fear of being out of mobile contact.
B. Where do people check their phones: the mobile phone became a necessary component of our daily life that we can’t abandon due to the countless utilities that it provides.
C. An addictive relation between the user and the smartphone: According to Carr-Gregg stated on CNN tech, nomophobes can’t hold up on loneliness. However, they go to bed with their smartphones, just like how children have their teddy bears. In addition one feels more secure while having the mobile phone next to her/him during sleep. Moreover, one is qualified as nomophobes if s/he uses the mobile phone for more than three hours a day.
D. Nomophobia is on rise: According to Mail Online article “Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact – and it’s the plague of our 24/7 age in 2008, experts say nomophobia could affect up to 53 per cent of mobile phone user.
E. Group age concerned (demographics): Vicky Kung explains in the 2012 CNN tech, that the younger they are, the more prone to obsession and stress
1. 18-24 group age at 77% addictive
2. 25-34 group age at 66% …show more content…
Self-help methods: According to Mail Online article “Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact – and it’s the plague of our 24/7 age in 2008, scholars recommend keen people to evade nomophobia to try these self-methods of intervention.
1. Carry a charger
2. Keep credit topped up
3. Give family and friends an alternative number
4. Taking a nomophobia available on nomophobia.com
Conclusion:
To sum up the 21st century plague is actually nomophobia, which is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. The growth of this phenomenon is what is making researchers more anxious, especially for the upcoming generations. However, identifying the possible side effects that might occur to a nomophobe are making researcher more concerned about helping out people with simple self-treatments. Nevertheless, nomophobia is still a growing problem in our modern era. Kung (2012) states Dixit that to take applicable steps to confront the growing problems related to nomophobia requires more profound studies.
Topic: Nomophobia
Purpose: At the end of my speech, the audience will be able to depict the problems and solutions related to nomophobia.
Introduction:
Are you addicted to your smartphones? I assume that most of you are, just like me! Mobile phones have given rise to a human disorder in our modern age, which is recognized as a great source of stress. Nomophobia, or no-mobile-phone-phobia is the fear of being away or loosing one’s mobile phone (Moore, 2012). This new phenomenon was coined in 2010, by a research organization, YouGov, commissioned by the United Kingdom Post Office as states Peimer (2014) in Bizcommunity. The organization YouGov looked through anxieties suffered by mobile phone users. The amassed use of …show more content…
What is Nomophobia: a recent phenomenon that spread around the world just like mobile phones did few decades ago.
A. Definition and term coining: is the fear of being out of mobile contact.
B. Where do people check their phones: the mobile phone became a necessary component of our daily life that we can’t abandon due to the countless utilities that it provides.
C. An addictive relation between the user and the smartphone: According to Carr-Gregg stated on CNN tech, nomophobes can’t hold up on loneliness. However, they go to bed with their smartphones, just like how children have their teddy bears. In addition one feels more secure while having the mobile phone next to her/him during sleep. Moreover, one is qualified as nomophobes if s/he uses the mobile phone for more than three hours a day.
D. Nomophobia is on rise: According to Mail Online article “Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact – and it’s the plague of our 24/7 age in 2008, experts say nomophobia could affect up to 53 per cent of mobile phone user.
E. Group age concerned (demographics): Vicky Kung explains in the 2012 CNN tech, that the younger they are, the more prone to obsession and stress
1. 18-24 group age at 77% addictive
2. 25-34 group age at 66% …show more content…
Self-help methods: According to Mail Online article “Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact – and it’s the plague of our 24/7 age in 2008, scholars recommend keen people to evade nomophobia to try these self-methods of intervention.
1. Carry a charger
2. Keep credit topped up
3. Give family and friends an alternative number
4. Taking a nomophobia available on nomophobia.com
Conclusion:
To sum up the 21st century plague is actually nomophobia, which is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. The growth of this phenomenon is what is making researchers more anxious, especially for the upcoming generations. However, identifying the possible side effects that might occur to a nomophobe are making researcher more concerned about helping out people with simple self-treatments. Nevertheless, nomophobia is still a growing problem in our modern era. Kung (2012) states Dixit that to take applicable steps to confront the growing problems related to nomophobia requires more profound studies.