Behavioral Addictions Exploring Internet Addiction

Behavioral Addictions: Exploring Internet Addiction Kristi Jo Slavens School of Professional Counseling Lindsey Wilson College Author Note Kristi Jo Slavens, The School of Professional Counseling, Lindsey Wilson College. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Kristi Jo Slavens, 617 Eastern Avenue, Washington C.H., Ohio, 43160. Email: kristi.slavens@lindsey.edu. Abstract Karl Marx believed that technology was the driving force of society. Whether one agrees with this theory or not, this day and age is largely dependent on new technologies. At the base of today’s technology is the internet. With the creation of smart phones, laptops, and social media outlets, internet addiction is a term now being applied to those with problematic behaviors surrounding the excessive use of the internet. 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