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The 20 Questions for Smartphone Addiction Quiz​

This Smartphone Addiction Test can help a person see if they may have a problem with addiction to smartphone technology.

For addiction in general, most specialists believe that until an addict admits they have a problem very little can be done for them. So addiction may be thought of as a condition that requires a self-diagnosis, at least for the person to begin to recover.

One common method used by many traditional twelve-step programs is some variations of the 20 Questions, first conceived by Dr. Robert Seligman of Johns Hopkins University in the 1930’s. The idea was that if the person answered one question “yes”, this was a warning that they may be an alcoholic. If they answered two in the affirmative, there was a good chance they were an alcoholic; moreover, if they answered three or more positively, they were categorized as an alcoholic.

A pamphlet actually published by Alcoholics Anonymous in 1956 titled, Is AA for You? Twelve Questions Only You Can Answer asked twelve questions about the potential alcoholic.

A similar set of questions exists for most traditional twelve-step programs. Narcotics Anonymous has a twenty-five questions method. Gamblers Anonymous uses a twenty questions approach. Another successful twelve-step program, Overeaters Anonymous, uses a fifteen questions method. Now we have a Twenty Questions for Smartphone Addiction quiz.

Take The 20 Questions for Smartphone Addiction Quiz now and get your score!

1. Does the use of your smartphone interfere with your sleeping?

2) Has your smartphone usage interfered with or affected your personal relationships?

3) Do you ever feel remorse about the way you use your smartphone?

4) Does your use of a smartphone boost or lower your self-esteem?

5) Does your use of a smartphone cause financial problems (e.g., gambling, shopping, or purchasing of hardware or software products)?

6) Does your smartphone use negatively affect your work performance?

7) Do positive or negative reinforcements from your smartphone cause you to continue to use it when you know you should stop?

8) Do you lose time from school because of your use of a smartphone?

9) Has your smartphone use affected your reputation among your family, friends, school, or business?

10) Do you try to schedule or control the use of your smartphone but find that you really cannot?

11) Does good fortune drive you to use your smartphone?

12) Does misfortune compel you to use your smartphone?

13) Do you feel an obsessive urge to use your smartphone to escape feelings of boredom or loneliness?

14) Do you crave your smartphone after a short time without it?

15) Have you substituted one smartphone app for another, thinking for example that Facebook is the problem and switching to Instagram?

16) Do you feel an urge to use your smartphone as soon as you awaken?

17) Have you ever stolen to enable your continued smartphone use?

18) Have you lied to or manipulated others to further your use of a smartphone?

19) Do you feel it would be almost impossible to live without the uncontrolled use of your smartphone?

20) Do you use a smartphone to enhance or replace normal sexual relationships, or has your use of a smartphone affected your sex life in some other way?

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The Twelve Steps are one of the most effective methods for treating addiction in human history. Originating with Alcoholics Anonymous in 1939, the Twelve Steps have since been used to treat a variety of other addictions, including drugs, sex, gambling, eating disorders, and many others.