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 * What is it like? **
 * The understanding that everything has a with recognizable features that can be observed, identified, described and categorized. **
 * Question**
 * What are the characteristics of an addict?**


 * By Melissa **

Summary:

In conclusion with all the information we collect we can answerd the question of this concept and we have taken information from different research sources like: media, interviews and surveys.
=== We have understand that an addict is a person that can't separate from what he or her is addicted to, is a person desconnected from the society that don't have a personal interaction because sending text to other person is sending what you want to said to that person but the other person wont know if you are saying it on a good or bad way. ===

Are you a smartphone addict?
Recognizing you have a problem is the first step to recovery! Has checking your email become almost as natural as breathing? Do you find yourself twittering from your Blackberry while on vacation or sending calendar items from your iPhone during your anniversary dinner? Are you experiencing [|phantom rings] even when your smartphone is lying peacefully in the other room? Have you been forced to claim [|email bankruptcy] or practice "[|email-free Fridays]?" If you answered yes to any of those questions, you might be a smartphone addict. For most us, checking the inbox is almost as natural as breathing. Though email is an essential communication tool in the modern working world, it is also a distraction. And, let's face it: email is alluring. Once in awhile you'll open your inbox and find something truly exciting-- you got the new job, or your good friend is getting married—and there's no way to predict when you'll get those messages, which is why a smartphone isn't just convenient, it's a vital work tool. However, it's easy to quickly lose control of your life and fall into Blackberry, Treo or iPhone addiction. Melissa 30 May.

This info is in spanish bu**t is really important, sorry**

 * Caracteristicas de un adicto **

here it is basically talking about how an addict behaves and what he does. it also talks about the risks and the contradictions of being a Smartphone addict
 * **1 - Sufre de un trastorno de personalidad, del que la adicción es un síntoma. **
 * **2 - No acepta ser adicto. No reconoce que necesita ayuda. Niega sus problemas. **
 * **3 - Vive en una su –cultura entre otros drogadictos (usa un lenguaje típico para comunicarse) **
 * **4 - Es una persona de inteligencia promedio o más (en su mayoría) **
 * **5 - Tiene conflictos con la autoridad. La rechaza **
 * **6 - Es egocéntrico e individualista. No se preocupa por los demás (él es el sol y los demás giran alrededor de el) **
 * **7 - Distingue entre el bien y el mal, no es un loco, pero cuando actúa lo hace mal. **
 * **8 - Tiene pobres controles internos **
 * **9 - Es inconsciente. No persevera. Empieza las cosas y no las termina. No tolera la rutina. **
 * **10 - Vive el presente. Es un niño. Quiere las cosas cuando las pide y no puede esperar. **
 * **11 - No planifica en base a la realidad que tiene (se casa sin tener trabajo, compra carro nuevo aunque no tenga con que pagarlo). **
 * **12 - Es manipulador, quiere siempre salirse con la suya. Quiere las cosas como y cuando él dice. **
 * **13 - Es inmaduro, ansioso, inseguro. **
 * **14 - Le gusta vestir y calzar bien aunque no trabaje. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">15 - No aprende de sus experiencias, ni de las de los demás **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">16 - Es irresponsable en grado óptimo, difícil de manejar. Quiere un carro y se lo roba (la persona normal planifica, economiza, hace prestamos y los paga) **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">17 - Tiene nivel de frustraciones y tolerancia baja. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">18 - Su autoestima es muy baja. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">19 - Carece de introspección (Los demás tienen la culpa de los que sucede) **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0003; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">20 **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">- Es vago. No le gusta trabajar. Le gusta la vida fácil. No esta dispuesto a sacrificarse. **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Daniel **


 * 1) ** The first sign is if you check your phone constantly, not necessarily for missed calls, but text messages, status updates, e-mails, push notifications, etc. **
 * 2) ** Second, your checking becomes so frequent you develop “checking habits” or the urgency to update or check certain applications such as Facebook, but within 10 minutes of each other. Most “checks” don’t last more than 30 seconds, but it’s the constant glancing down at your phone screen that classifies under this behavior. **
 * 3) ** Third, you can’t roam around your house or office without having your phone with an arm’s reach. **
 * 4) ** Another sign of possible addiction is not being able to leave home without your phone. Some people describe it as “being lost” without their phones. **


 * By Melissa May 7 2012 **


 * Summary **
 * it is talking about what an addict does and how is the behaviour, the properties, like having facebook, or an email account. it also talks about how affected a person can be by using cellphones. **

**We also knew that the addiction is a psicological problem. We knew some sintoms and some other things and behaviours.** **Daniel, Melissa, David, Victoria**
 * Prior Knowledge: **
 * We knew some behaviours of addicts like that they where anctious and that addicts have different personalities, each of the things we knew we had writen them, we had investigate a lot of new things. **