UHLB1042 ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY OUTLINE (TEMPLATE)

Name: MUHAMMAD DANISH DANIAL BIN MOHD ZAMARI

ABANG RAIF ZAKWAN BIN ABANG RAZALI
ILHAN KAMIL BIN SHAHRIN
MUVINIISH DEVAR A/L NADARAJAN
Matrix Number: A21DW0451
A21DW0493
A21DW0134
A21DW0946

Topic: Is mental health a serious matter among teenagers?

I Introduction
A. Background Information to introduce issue:
-In the era where mental illness are increasing in effort to destigmatize. -Old-school
thinking causing mental health to be just “in the head” and not something to be
prioritised about -Globally, it is estimated that 1 in 7 (14%) of 10-19 year-olds
experience mental health conditions, yet it remains unrecognized or untreated.

Background Information Sources:

Source 1:
Author’s name: Not given
URL of the website:
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/adolescentmental-health
Date of publication: 17 November 2021
Date of access to the website: 11 February 2021

Source 1:
Author’s name: Daniel Fu
URL of the website: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/normalize.pdf
Date of publication: Not given
Date of access to the website: 11 February 2021

B. Thesis statement, or your position on the issue: agree or disagree with the topic
(full sentence, specific thesis statement)

Based on the sources found, we agree that mental health is a serious matter among
teenagers due to the reasons as it can affect physical health, studies and their way of
thinking.

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II Body

A. First main idea / topic sentence (full sentence):

Mental health is a serious matter among teenagers as it can affect physical health

1. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a. On a broad level, People with mental health conditions are more likely to suffer from sleep
disorders, like insomnia or sleep apnea.
b. Insomnia can make it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep.
-Insomnia will then affect your sleeping schedule which can cause excessive daytime
sleepiness.
c. Sleep apnea leads to breathing problems, which can cause you to wake up frequently.

First Evidence Sources:

Eg:
Source 1:
Author’s name: Dan Brennan
URL of the website: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/how-does-
mentalhealth-affect-physical-health
Date of publication: 29 March 2021
Date of access to the website: 11 February 2021

Eg:
Source 2:
Author’s name: Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi
URL of the website: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5922554/
Date of publication: 27 April 2018
Date of access to the website: 11 February 2021

2. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a. Additionally, people who are suffering from stress and anxiety are more likely to seek cigarettes.
b. Seeking such drug-related chemicals as a coping mechanism to overcome their problems.
c. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD).

Second Evidence Sources:

Eg:
Source 2:
Author’s name: Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi
URL of the website: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5922554/
Date of publication: 27 April 2018
Date of access to the website: 11 February 2021

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3. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a. Eating patterns can also be affected

b. ‘snacking and convenience’, ‘planning ahead’ and ‘meal skipping’ eating patterns
were positive predictors that they may be affected by depression

Third Evidence Sources:

Eg:
Source 1:
Author’s name: Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi
URL of the website: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5922554/
Date of publication: 27 April 2018
Date of access to the website: 11 February 2021

B. Second main idea / topic sentence (full sentence):

The reason why we need to take care our mental health is to prevent from anxiety and
depression

1. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a. Some people describe depression as “living in a black hole” or having a feeling

of impending doom. 

b. The feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and worthlessness are intense and

unrelenting, with little, if any, relief.

c. Expressing strong feeling of hopelessness or being trapped

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 First Evidence Sources:

Source 1: Way to prevent depresion

Author’s name: N/A
URL of the website: https://www.counseling.com.my/cure-for-your-depression?
gclid=CjwKCAiA6Y2QBhAtEiwAGHybPZqdwCqF3dGAH7Z2RhO7bhwsSRom9bMTkzPzo1
XX4128Ux7w2SyQkxoCd6YQAvD_BwE
Date of publication: N/A
Date of access to the website: 10.02.2022

2. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a. Take care of your body by eating a well-balanced diet. Include a multivitamin

when you can't always eat right.

b. Limit alcohol, caffeine, and sugar consumption.

c. Trim a hectic schedule to its most essential items, and do your best to avoid
activities you don't find relaxing.

Second Evidence Sources:

Source 2:Way to prevent anxiety disorder

Author’s name:WebMD.com
URL of the website: https://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/understanding-anxiety-
basics
Date of publication: N/A
Date of access to the website: 10.02.2022

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3. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a.bipolar disorder will lead your life

b.anxiety can cause damage to our central nervous and cardiovascular system
c.adjustment disorder

Third Evidence Sources:

Source 3:How depresion and anxiety can impact our live

Author’s name: depresion:Limitless.sg anxiety:healthline.com
URL of the website: depresion: https://www.limitless.sg/depression?
gclid=Cj0KCQiA0p2QBhDvARIsAACSOONnDaWC2pfjs6xTUW1qFBRAJeNgSBSKho2zMEj
dQz-jIR4vL4TNIzMaApCCEALw_wcB
Anxiety: https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/effects-on-body#Cardiovascular-
system

Date of publication: N/A

Date of access to the website: 12.02.2022

C. Third main idea / topic sentence (full sentence):

Mental health among students can affect their studies

1. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a. Many college students report that mental health difficulties interfere with their
studies.
b. On the American College Health Association 2015 survey, college students identified
the following mental health issues as negatively impacting their academic
performance within the last 12 months.
c.
• Stress (30% of students)
• Anxiety (22%)
• Sleep difficulties (20%)
• Depression (14%)
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 First Evidence Sources:

Source 1:
Author’s name: Eisenberg, D., Gollust, S. E., Golberstein, E., & Hefner, J. L.
URL of the website: https://www.sprc.org/colleges-universities/consequences
Date of publication: Not given
Date of access to the website: 10 February 2022

2. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a. It is estimated that 3.6% of 10–14-year-olds and 4.6% of 15–19-year-olds experience

an anxiety disorder.
b. Depression is estimated to occur among 1.1% of adolescents aged 10-14 years, and
2.8% of 15-19-year-olds.
c. Depression and anxiety share some of the same symptoms, including rapid and
unexpected changes in mood. d. Anxiety and depressive disorders can profoundly
affect school attendance and schoolwork.

Second Evidence Sources:

Source 2:
Author’s name: Not given
URL of the website: https://www.who.int/news-room/factsheets/detail/adolescent-
mental-health
Date of publication: 17 November 2021
Date of access to the website: 12 February 2022

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3. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a. Students with mental health difficulties struggle with their concentration in

seminars or lectures.
b. Students are unable to contribute to sessions in their usual way, take longer to
understand concepts or are simply not able to focus on the task in hand.
c. Lecturers or course leaders may notice a difference from the student’s usual
performance or may recognise signs a student is distracted or unfocussed.

Third Evidence Sources:

Source 1:
Author’s name: Not given
URL of the website: https://blog.insidegovernment.co.uk/higher-education/howdoes-
mental-health-affect-students
Date of publication: 24 May 2021
Date of access to the website: 12 February 2022

D. Fourth main idea / topic sentence (full sentence):

Mental health does not exist and it only exists in your head.

1. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a. Study shows that an individual faces suicidal thoughts due to the feeling of
overloaded stress which they could not handle.
b. A person could not think rationally when he/she is pressured by the problems.
c. The feeling that all problems will not have to be faced influences them to suicide.

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 First Evidence Sources:

Source 1:
Author’s name: Louise Bradvik
URL of the website: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6165520/
Date of publication: 17 September 2018
Date of access to the website: 12 February 2022

2. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a. Depression and suicide are linked, with an estimate that up to 60% of people who
commit suicide have major depression.
b. Many people who suffer from depression report feeling as though they’ve lost the
ability to imagine a happy future or remember a happy past.
c. Emotions and even physical pain can become unbearable. Therefore, they attempt
suicide believing it will end their pain.

Second Evidence Sources:

Source 1:
Author’s name: not given
URL of the website:
https://save.org/about-suicide/mental-illness-and-suicide/depression/
Date of publication: not given
Date of access to the website: 12 February 2022

3. Evidence: support your point with facts/ specific examples

a. Suicidal thoughts also occur when the individual could not share the problem with
surrounding people.
b. Problems being kept to themself could evolve and worry the individual more.
c. When there is lack of social interactions, the person won’t have a sense of meaning
and purpose in life.

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 Third Evidence Sources:

Second Evidence Sources:

Source 1:
Author’s name: not given
URL of the website: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/well/live/having-friends-
is-good-for-you.html#:~:text=Lack%20of%20social%20interactions%20also,%2C
%E2%80%9D%20the%20Texas%20researchers%20wrote.
Date of publication: 12 June 2017
Date of access to the website: 12 February 2022

III Conclusion

A. Restate the thesis statement:

We have explore about our topic and we are totally argee that we should take care of
our mental health since it could affect our life and also our surrounding

B. Review on the thesis statement and summarise the main ideas:

In our point of view, we are try to saying by take good care of mental health it could
prevent from gettings depresion and axiety or any related to that situation

C. Comment on the significance of the topic:

in our group we are suggest to always do a medical check up so that we know about
our health and also about mental health

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY EXTENDED OUTLINE (TEMPLATE)

Topic: Is mental health a serious matter among teenagers?

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I Introduction Sources:
A: Background information to introduce issue:

B: Thesis statement, or your position on the

issue (full sentence):

II Body Sources:
A. Paragraph 2. First Supporting Point (Full
sentence):

1. Evidence: support your point with facts /

specific examples
a.
b.
c.

B. Paragraph 3. Second Supporting Point (Full

sentence):

1. Evidence: support your point with facts /

specific examples
a.
b.
c.

C. Paragraph 4. Third Supporting Point (Full

sentence):

1. Evidence: support your point with facts /

specific examples
a.
b.
c.

C. Paragraph 5. Fourth Supporting Point (Full

sentence):
(This should be your counterargument)

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 1. Evidence: support your point with facts /
specific examples
a.
b.
c.

III Conclusion No Source.

A. Re-state the thesis statement

B. Summarise all of the points in the body

paragraph

C. Give comment / suggestion /

recommendation on the significance of the
topic

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