Being away from one’s mobile phone can be stressful and even cause anxiety for some people, who feel the urge to reply immediately to whatever is happening on their social media networks. Scientists and psychologists came up with the word nomophobia to describe this disorder. What do you think? Let’s hear it from you!
task
1 Watch the video below
2 Answer the following questions and discuss with your classmates.
habits & manners
How many times do you check your phone in a day?
Do you feel the need to reply immediately to any text, email or social media post?
How many social media profiles do you have? And use?
Do you think we all spend too much time checking our phones?
When is it plainly rude to be on your phone?
nomophobia
Nomophobia is a new term coined after any unreal or irrational fear of being away from your phone, whether it is because you are running out of data, battery or you misplaced your smartphone.
Where do you stand in nomophobia? Is it a real thing?
How would you help somebody with nomophobia?
Have you ditched any social network in the past few months?
Will you set any rules/boundaries for screen time? For yourself? Your children?
🤔 Do you think you might be nomophobic? Take the test!