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Depression And Social Media Analysis

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Depression is a mood disorder that, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, affects 6.7% of the US population. It is a serious illness that can be characterized, and often stereotyped, by perceived laziness, lack of motivation, and loneliness. Those with depression may experience significant changes in their sleeping habits, either sleeping too much or too little. Some depressed people can have suicidal thoughts, but the two are not mutually exclusive. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, states that in order to diagnose major depressive disorder (commonly known as simply depression), 5 or more of the following criteria must be met. The criteria are as follows: 1) depressed mood …show more content…

Social media use reinforces the rise of depression among adolescents in today’s digital age. This new era of technology has cultivated a fear of missing out among teens. A survey by J. Walter Thompson Intelligence found that about 75% of teenagers and young adults had that fear when thinking of what their peers were doing. (J. Walter Thompson Intelligence, 2011, 2012) The link between the fear of missing out and social media use is apparent. Reciprocal determinism plays a role; those who are afraid to be left out have increased social media use and vice versa. (Przybylski et al., 2013). An additional study by psychologists at the University of Houston determined that those anxious of feeling left out had depressive symptoms. (Baker, Krieger, & LeRoy, 2016) Thus, social media use can result in depressive symptoms and anxiety. (Blease, …show more content…

Depression may be explained by unhealthy cognitive processes, including distorted thinking and schemas. Those with depression often have many distortions surrounding their personal life. The distortions are demonstrated by depressed people emphasizing their own failure and being overly humble. (Beck, Rush, Shaw, & Emery, 1979). In addition to the augmented thinking, labelling cognitive processes as distorted thinking can lead one to believe that they themselves are at fault for the way their brain works. This can lead to public stigma and self-blame, neither of which are good for treating clinical depression. (Cook & Wang, 2010). The ‘distorted thinking’ is heavily influenced by cognitive schemas, which frequently originate in childhood. (Young, Klosko, & Weishaar, 2003). Since the schemas are formed in childhood, when one is not fully mature, a person with depression may think of his own failure as the same failure he experienced in elementary school. This concept of failure will result in generalization; the person will believe he will be bullied by his colleagues like in his childhood. (Botha & Dozois,

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In the article “Social Media: The Screen, the Brain, and Human Nature” written by Justin Vinh argues that social media creates an atmosphere of loneliness and depression linked to social media use. He believes that this deteriorates the mental health of teenagers, who, as a result, have become isolated. Although some might say that social media connects people more, however, Vinh claims that technology has caused us to become more disconnected. Justin makes a great point when he states, “social media welcomes its users to compare themselves to their peers, and it compels them to try to outdo their opponents” (Vinh 4). The statement he makes is valid because social media became competitive.

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The article, “The Real Causes Of Depression Have Been Discovered, And They’re Not What You Think” by Huffington Post guest writer, Johann Hari, is an opinion article in which the reporter discusses the importance of different causes of depression other than “chemical imbalances in the brain” (Hari, 2018). The article is about an individual documenting his journey of training under Dr. Vincent Felitti, a scientist, to discover “real causes of depression and anxiety” (Hari, 2018). As a teenager who has grown up listening to school presentations on social problems such as bullying, drugs, rape, and alcohol, I was not very aware that depression can also have a remarkable impact on my life. Many doctors think that depression and anxiety are insubstantial and can be resolved by prescription drugs (Hari, 2018), but little do they know that severe problems that I used to get presentations on, are caused by these insubstantial issues. However, the report proves this

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