These headers serve as a good divider in the article to make it more appealing to the reader. Yet these headers would not be as helpful without the appropriate organization of ideas and nice flow of the article.
After the intriguing opening paragraph, Potera begins with the explanation of the addiction problem. To make sure she gets her point across, she uses specific studies by psychologists from different universities that researched this issue. Kimberly Young, Ph.D., conducted the first research study on Internet addiction and was a major subject in Potera's article. All of Young's findings supported Potera's beliefs and helped to build her story. For example, Young found that those who were dependent on the Internet, and also smoked, craved the Internet more than a cigarette. She also found that on average, those who were Internet dependent spent 38 hours on the Internet, compared to the five hours by normal users.
Potera then moves to who is affected by the problem. This transition works well because after learning of the problem, I was very interested to learn more about who were the people that had the most trouble with this. I wanted to know if I, or anyone I knew, could be affected and how. "It's instant gratification without having to reveal yourself,"" Young states. This quotation fits well with this topic in the article because it sums up why certain people are affected. It supports the theory that those who are lonely, depressed, bored, and lack self esteem are more likely to experience this type of addiction. Since these people don't have to show their true colors to those they are communicating with, it makes it easier to have a conversation or play a game. .
Potera then explains what an addiction is and how it applies to this problem. She not only points out the different views of psychologists, but also backs up their views with quotations. "Addiction is a layman's term, not a clinical one,"" says Young.