Excessive use of cell phones has serious consequences for people’s mental health, warned this Sunday, in Luena, Moxico province, clinical psychologist, Ilda Ukete.
Speaking to ANGOP, regarding World Telephone Day which was marked yesterday (March 10), he said that many people, mainly young people and teenagers, have demonstrated cell phone addiction disorders, in need of a permanent search for information.
According to the professional, dependence has led to anxiety disorders, in many cases generating depression, insomnia and lack of concentration.
In children, he said, prolonged cell phone use can develop hyperactivity disorder and attention deficit, making them restless and impulsive, impeding their development and physical growth.
“When a child is connected to their cell phone for a long time, especially at night, a time reserved for rest and the consequent release of hormones, it affects their growth,” he said. She advised removing cell phones from minors at night to avoid losing sleep.
In turn, pedagogue Yuri Catchama highlighted the importance of “smartphones” in developing research and obtaining knowledge.
The teacher also considers that the cell phone is an important means of aiding academic work, calling on parents and teachers to constantly monitor the selection of content consumed by teenagers and children.
Economist Dinis Mussango encouraged the population to explore the various advantages that the telephone offers, mainly in the capitalization of virtual business initiatives.
“The correct use of a cell phone can provide income to families, through the export or import of products”, he recalled.
Telephone Day is celebrated in honor of the first transmission using the device patented by Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell, on March 10, 1876.