Showing posts with label Technological Phobias. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technological Phobias. Show all posts

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Nomophobia




The nomofobia is the irrational fear of being without mobile phone. The term comes from the anglicized "nomophobia" ("no-mobile-phone-phobia"). The dependence on electronic devices generates a false sense of isolation in the user when it can not dispose of it, or because it has been forgotten at home, either because of a dead battery or out of coverage.

Despite having the ordinary media, the person with nomophobia goes mad at the impossibility of contact anyone at any time wherever he is.

Technophobia





It is defined as a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of technology. 
Is not necessarily an irrational fear, technophobia is also mainly refers to the rejection of new technologies, usually justified, and it does not need cured as happens with phobias in general.
Currently there are technophobic societies, such as the Amish in the U.S., who try to live with older technologies and rejecting changes.
Generally, technophobic reject modern technologies, and often justify their ways of thinking and saying that the dependence of modern technology can be harmful to people, both emotionally as well as physically.