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What are the pros and cons of social media on the brain? Maria Vila Saint Leo University Academic Writing II ENG-122-OL03 Professor Caroline Williams December 4, 2023
Page 1 The effect and impact of social media on mental health has presented considerable attention. There are advantages that counterbalance or outweigh the positives of social media platforms, but what about regarding the negatives of social media on our brains affecting our mental health? Let us exam both sides so you can decide for yourself the level of moderation and balance of social media on the brain. It is obvious how we depend on our smartphones for school, our personal lives, and work. Ask yourself this, when was the last time you left home without your phone and had to turn back because you cannot continue your day without it? There is no doubt that social media has revolutionized and transformed open channels of communication that are increasing in popularity. It also poses an argumentized subject when faced with how it intertwined with mental health and the population. Why is social media positive? Social networking does not only consist of chatting with friends anymore. It developed into an Independent and self-contained industry with a wide range and scope of applications. Staying connected with friends and family worldwide via text, email, and Facetime is a technological breakthrough. We have quick access to research and information, including banking, paying bills, online learning, job skills, and great marketing tools right at your figure tips. The b rain function consisting of multiple areas of the brain, respond to the stimuli by boosting mood, multiplying productivity, and expanding the   learning keys and concepts of cognitive skills. Most of us have created a negative image of social media use, but it is not accurate.
Page 2 It enables us to interact with people all over the world, feel less lonely, and exchange ideas. In general, social media offers the freedom to express thoughts (De Choudhury & De, 2014) and to openly discuss issues of mental illness to promote a sense of community (Yu, 2019). Despite, the fundamental risk of mental illness, misuse and stigmatization of these platforms discussion or self-disclosure are still being analyzed. (Blair & Abdullah, 2018). Past research has identified maladaptive behaviors on social media concerning mental illness such as eating disorders, depression, and even suicidal ideation (Lachmar et al., 2017; Tanner, 2015; Alderton, 2018). Social media is a place to get help, learn, and spread awareness around the world and how we can improve our mental health, our emotional and overall physical health. Social media carries an array of self-help websites that help improve your dieting, nutrition habits, and develop positive thinking, an overall mental realization of your body, mind, and soul. Why social media can be bad? Alongside the good you will find parallel bad. Although, taking into consideration all the benefits of technology, the nature of social media, and social networking, can present a range of potential issues and matters in question. Social media cruelty (also referred to as Digital Abuse) is defined by the National Domestic Violence Hotline as   the use of technologies such social networking, texting, cyber bullying, harassment, or stalking is a problem affecting our community. www.suzylamplugh.org . Individuals who engage in such activities use people in place of actual in-person socialization and communication. Consequently, friends on social media can very well be strangers that do not compare to their profiles or even relate to actual real individual you confide in because you have been chatting for months now.
Page 3 When the levels of social media usage increase, the levels of depression, social anxiety, and exposure to underage inappropriate content. Social media can be addicting by one seeking to accomplish a task and completing it as well as you can. The mechanism function of the brain gives off a dose of dopamine increasing levels of pleasure and happiness hormones. FOMO, fear of missing out, has become a common theme, and often leads to continual anxiety of checking social media sites all day. This subliminal idea that you can miss something online can affect your mental health. Social media posts convey mental illness such as anxiety and depression and are trending today’s society. A research study investigated on why young people uses mental illness as an aesthetic on social media. As a result, the study applied a method known as netnography, a research method used to study online cultures and communities in specific classification of qualitative social media research which modifies the methods of ethnography to understand social interaction in contemporary digital communications contexts. In addition, the actor-network theory (ANT) included an analytical tool to explore understanding and draw conclusions. Costello, L., (McDermott, M.-L., & Wallace, R. (2017). This study also identified current challenges in social media research regarding mental illness detection. The author highlights the aesthetics of depressing and dark posts in social media and blog accounts of young individuals. The article studies and investigates why young people incorporates mental illness as an aesthetic or principle on blogs and social media.
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