Question

powerful move. and it may be especially dangerous for teens, who are in the process of forming their identities, says maia szalavitz.
szalavitz is an addiction expert and the author of unbroken brain: a revolutionary new way of understanding addiction. based on her experience with drug and alcohol addiction, she thinks grouping kids together who have problems with screens can be counterproductive. young people with milder problems may learn from their more \deviant peers,\ she says. for that reason, she would encourage families to start with individual or family counseling.
different habits demand different approaches to treatment. people who have problematic relationships with alcohol, drugs or gambling can choose abstinence, though its far from easy. those who are binge eaters, however, cannot. they must rebuild their relationships with food while continuing to eat every day.
in todays world, technology may be more like food than it is like alcohol. video games or social media may be avoidable, but most students need to use computers for school assignments, build tech skills for the workplace, and learn to combat distraction and procrastination as part of growing up.
how can people, especially young people, forge healthier relationships with technology while continuing to use it every day? some technologists believe that what has to happen is a change in the tech itself.
guiding questions
question 6/10
why is recovering from a technology habit difficult?
a its a free resource.
b its not a recognized habit.
c its a more addictive habit.
d its difficult to avoid completely.

Explanation:

The text mentions that in today's world, technology (like video games or social media) may be more like food than alcohol. While alcohol - related problems can choose abstinence (though hard), for technology, most students need to use computers for school assignments, build tech skills for the workplace, etc. So, it's difficult to avoid technology completely as it's integrated into daily life (similar to how binge - eaters can't avoid food completely but have to rebuild a relationship with it). Option A is incorrect as being a free resource has no relation to recovery difficulty. Option B is wrong because the text doesn't imply it's not a recognized habit. Option C is not supported as there's no comparison of addiction levels with other habits in terms of being "more addictive" in the context of recovery difficulty.

Answer:

D. It's difficult to avoid completely.