Social Media Abuse: A Mental Disorder?
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
The average American spends 8 hours a day on a digital device...
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The average teen spends 11
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More than a third of social media users check their devices before getting out of bed
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“The computer is electronic cocaine for many people. Our brains are wired for finding immediate reward. With technology, novelty is the reward. You essentially become addicted to novelty.” - Dr. Peter Whybrow
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Internet addiction is already being diagnosed as a mental disorder in China, Taiwan and Korea
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Researchers have found that the brains of internet addicts resemble those of drug addicts, showing abnormal white and grey matter
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Extended internet use led to a 10-20% shrinkage in areas of the brain responsible for
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speech processing,
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memory,
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motor control,
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and emotion.
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Changes were seen within one week of participants being introduced to internet...
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And the shrinkage never stopped
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Social media has also been correlated with other mental health issues
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“When we look to social media, we end up comparing ourselves to what we see which can lower our self-esteem. On social media, everyone’s life looks perfect... we can feel we are falling short in life,” Sherrie Campbell
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A recent study has found a increase in plastic surgery
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1 in 3 surgeons attribute the growth to the effect of social media photo sharing on self image
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INTERNET ADDICTION DISORDER
For the first time, a human-machine interaction is mentioned in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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However it is not listed as an actual disorder... should it be?
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