ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a case study of Nick. Nick, a 16-year-old boy, presented as depressed; however, upon discussions with Nick it was learnt that he was spending a large amount of time on his computer at night, not sleeping, fighting with his parents and failing in his schooling. Nick’s parents had given up fighting with him and were reluctant to make changes to the structure of the internet at home due to having other children. Nick was addicted to technology as it met his social and emotional needs. Nick was addicted to technology as it met his social and emotional needs. To help Nick we looked at the causes of his addiction. For many students, technology fills a void or emptiness in their life. If a student is not making progress in controlling their addiction to technology and the signs associated with technology addiction are continuing.
