QuestionsDoyouhavesimilarexperiences?Pleaselistsomeobsessivecompulsivedisorders(OCD强迫症)andthendescribeit.BackgroundWiththerapiddevelopmentofglobaleconomy,phonesplayanimportantrole.Nowadays,inlargeshoppingmalls,phones,especiallynewsmartphones,arepopularwithpeople.ThereisnodoubtthatitismoreconvenienttosurftheInternet,butwehavetopayattentiontotheproblemof“Internetaddiction”.Peoplerelyonphonesmoreandmore,andthenumberofphonefreaksareincreasingdaybyday.AsearchaboutChinesecitiestelecombehaviorsin2011tellsthat62%ofusersofsmartphonesusetheirphonesbeforetheysleep.Andthisusedoesnotmeantocallsomebody,buttosurftheInternet,chatinsomeapplicationslikeQQandsoon,whichiskindofplay.Theresearchalsofinds75%users“play”theirphonesonthewayhomeortotheworkplaces.QuestionHowdoyoudefineaphonefreak?Aphonefreakisapersonwholovesphonesverymuchandlovesusingitforamusementmorethanvoicecommunication.Withoutphones,thephonefreakwillbecomeupsetandworried.Andheusuallyreachesintohispocketforthephone,evenwithoutanyawareness.Sometimeshewilltakeothers’phonetunesforhis.Andwhenthephonecannotconnectthenetworkorthesignalispoor,thephonefreakcanbeveryfrustratedandbad-tempered.QuestionsCanyoulistsomecausesofthisphenomenon?Doyouhavefriendswhoarephonefreaks?Pleasegivesomeexamples.SomemaincausesofthisphenomenonTwoyearsago,Yoyogotaphonefromhercompany,andsheloveditverymuch.Everyday,thefirstthingshedidwastoreachforherphone;Attheendofaday,thelastthingshedidwastopoweroffthephone.Psychologicalcharacteristic(心理特征):excessivedependenceonanythingisanaddiction.Fromtheperspectiveofmedicinemodel,itisakindofobsession(强迫症).YiHuaandherfriendswereeatingattableatarestaurant.ButthemoststrangethingwasthateveryonewaschattingwithotherfriendsthroughQQonthephoneinsteadoftalkingwithmouths.Itseemedthatthefeelingofmissingfriendsonlyroseupwhileplayingwiththemobile.Psychologicalcharacteristic(心理特征):Thecaseshowsthebarriersoftherealsocialcontact.Maybethecommunicationamongthematnormaltimesisnotenough,ortheyusedphonesasamethodofavoidingtheembarrassmentoftalkingtoeachothersfacetoface.Mr.Liu,whoworksinamediaorganization,hasneverturnoffhisphoneandhisQQwasalwaysonlineincaseofmissinganybusinesswork.Gradually,itbecameahabitandapartofhislife.Now,heisamanagerandthereisnoneedtomakearrangementswithcustomersbutheisstillalwaysonline.Psychologicalcharacteristic(心理特征):One’sthoughthasitsinertia(惯性).Oncethethoughtorbehaviorsdevelopintoahabit,thepersonwillthinkorbehavewithoutanyawareness.Mr.Liuisanexampleofthis.Heisgraduallydependentonmobilemoreandmore,andfinallybecomesaddictedtoit.qQuestionsCanyoulistsomeharmsthat“phonefreak”maybring?Howtogetridofthebadhabit?PsychologicalharmPsychologicalproblemslikeAttentionDeficitDisorderSequelas(后遗症):depression(抑郁症)、obsession(强迫症)、anxiety(焦虑症)、Personalitysplit(性格分裂症)Lowefficiency.Studiesshowthatwheneveryoutakeabreakfromwhatyouaredoingtocheckyoursmartphone,itishardtogobacktoyouroriginaltask,accordingtoAdamGazzaley,aneurologistatUCSF.Andplayingwithphoneswasteyourtime,soitwilltakemoretimetocompletethetaskwhichdoesnotneedsomuchtimeoriginally.Divorce.AsurveybySouthKoreanmarriageconsultingagencyDuoearlierthisyearshowsthatsmartphonesarekillingintimaterelationships,reportsTheKoreaHerald.Abouthalfoftherespondentssaidtheyhadhadfightswiththeirboyfriendorgirlfriendbecauseofsmartphones.And32.8percentofthemfoughtaboutsmartphoneobsession.