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    MTHL 9220:

    Week 7
    Social Media

    Jeffrey Ko, RN, MN, PhD, CIC, IIWCC, CCRN ©


    Food for Thought…
    • How many social media networks are there?
    • How many are you connected too?
    • Do you check these sites daily?
    • How many times a day do you go online and check
    your feeds?
    • How many followers do you have?
    • How many of these followers have you never met in
    real life?
    • How many people, groups or celebrities are you
    following that you do not actually know in real
    life?
    What do you
    do to keep
    safe?
    • Keep all your accounts and
    your personal data secure.
    • Don’t share any personal
    information that can jeopardize
    your physical or mental
    security or lead to identity theft.
    • If anyone or any
    ad/posts/images/tweets/etc.
    make you uncomfortable, or is
    a form of bullying, stalking, or
    harassment in any way, stop all
    contact and report the person,
    post or situation.
    • Always “be aware of what you
    share” online – you never know
    who will see it or when they’ll
    see it, or how it will be
    Rules for Safety interpreted.
    • Put limits on your social media
    usage
    • Track your usage, and your
    mood – is there a correlation?
    • Limit your social media usage
    at night
    • Check, reflect and consider
    before you post, comment, or
    share
    • Take time to disconnect

    Rules for Emotional Safety


    Risk Factors for Addiction &
    Problematic Internet Usage

    • Age
    • Peer pressure
    • Relationships
    • Pre-existing mental health issues
    • Can be a result of a combination of biological,
    psychological and social factors that impact an
    individual’s behaviour:
    • Low self-esteem
    • Loneliness
    • Depression

    https://ontario.cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Addictions-
    and-Problematic-Internet-Use-CMHA-Ontario-Final.pdf
    Brain Impact

    Social media can activate your

    brain’s reward center – creating the

    same kind of effect drug addiction

    has on brains …
    Social Media Articles
    • Self-Esteem
    • Sleep
    • Memory
    • Attention Span
    • Human Connection
    • Mental Health

    So what can it affect???


    Youth and Tech Online Course (CAMH):
    www.camhx.ca/education/online_courses/mha101/youthan d
    technology/Youth_and_Technology_.htm

    The Centre for Internet and Technology Addiction:

    Additional www.virtual-addiction.com/resources/

    Resources
    Unplug (from Technology) and Connect: Keeping Families Strong in a
    Wired World (Ementalhealth):
    www.ementalhealth.ca/Ontario/Unplug-from-Technologyand-Connect-Keeping-Fa
    milies-Strong-in-a-WiredWorld/index.php?m=article&ID=26722

    Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy:


    www.mediasmarts.ca
    Social Media

    Is Social Media Hurting Your Mental


    Health?

    Bailey Parnell | TEDxRyersonU

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