A young girl wakes up early in the morning to get ready for school. Before getting out of bed, she checks her Facebook on her phone which is in its place on her nightstand. In class, she checks for text messages from her friends under the table, making sure her teacher doesn't catch it. When she gets home from school, she sits on her couch, surfing the internet for a few hours before finally starting her homework. When she is about to go to bed, she checks her Facebook again. This time, she sees a comment on a few of her photos. Someone she barely knows said mean things about her, and a few other people agree with that person. When she tries to get rid of it, she can't. She thought about it and worried about the comments for a few hours, barely sleeping. When she goes to school the next day, she feels like a few people are staring at her, maybe even making fun of her behind her back. Facebook and other Internet applications and technologies affect many young children and young adults every day. Whether it's flawless photos of famous people or comments shared among "friends" on social networking sites, a person's psyche can be disrupted. The last decade has been marked by milestones in the field of technology. New 3D televisions for entertainment have recently been introduced to the public, along with several new portable devices, such as new editions of Apple's iPhone, iPad and Mac computer. Other milestones have also been reached thanks to the new ways people can connect with each other, educate themselves on the Internet, and create new creative outlets through music and blogging. Schools are even investing in greater technological advances for their students, in order to offer them ...... middle of paper ...... 2010). Internet use and psychological well-being: A meta-analysis. Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networks, 13(3), 241-249. doi:10.1089/cyber.2009.0217 Junghyun, K., LaRose, R., & Wei, P. (2009). Loneliness as a cause and effect of problematic Internet use: The relationship between Internet use and psychological well-being. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 12(4), 451-455. doi:10.1089/cpb.2008.0327 van den Eijnden, RM, Meerkerk, G., Vermulst, AA, Spijkerman, R., & Engels, RE (2008). Online communication, compulsive Internet use and psychosocial well-being among adolescents: a longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 44(3), 655-665. doi:10.1037/0012-1649.44.3.655 Weiser, E.B. (2001). The functions of Internet use and their social and psychological consequences. Cyberpsychology and Behavior, 4(6), 723-743. do I: 10.1089/109493101753376678