Introduction
The technology is often viewed as an incredible benefit to mankind. The invention of cell phones have greatly increased our ability to communicate. It conserves our time and money making business and personal affairs organized more easily. However, people often forget about the price we have to pay for that kind of benefit. Some researchers state that there are negative influences of mobile phones on human body in the psychological and physiological fields (Pall, 2013).
Psychological Effects
The psychological effects of the cell phone usage are similar to narcotic addiction (Augner & Hacker, 2012). Among the most common symptoms are aggression, unwillingness to perform everyday choirs due to engagement in games or chats, disconnectedness from piers, forgetfulness and other (Strasburger et al., 2013). It can be argued that such adverse effects stem from the inability of a person to cope with the information flow that started to surround the 21st-century person. However, it is, in part, the mobile phones that facilitated such flow giving every person the ability to access it by a pair of simple gestures.
Physiological Effects
It has been proven by experimental research that electromagnetic radiation that cellphones emit is sufficient to negatively affect the activeness of key enzymes in testicles thereby hindering the reproductive function. In addition, the studies show that active cell phone users are more likely to develop cancer (Corle, Makale, & Kesari, 2012). There is still argument about the interpretation of the data and connectedness of cell phones to the facts of physiological problems, but the harmful effect of long exposure to the electromagnetic radiation appears to be a fact (Akbal, Kiran, Sahin, Turgut-Balik, & Balik, 2012; Al-Damegh, 2012).
Conclusion
All things considered, some researchers are certain that there is negative influence coming from cell phones. Increased caution must be exercised in handling them. Especially it concerns cases of overuse as it poses the greatest dangers to both mind and body.
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