THE EFFECTS
OF SOCIAL
MEDIA ON
MENTAL
HEALTH
Rashi Sedani
WHY THIS TOPIC
ocial media is a big part of our
everyday life
eople forget that there are other ways
to release dopamine
ocial Media addiction is not really
taken seriously
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INTRODUCTION
Presentation title
WHAT IS DOPAMINE
nown as the ¥el-good(ormone
ives you a sense of pleasure, satisfaction and
motivation
hings like, sex, shopping and smelling cookies being
baked can trigger a dopamine release
ealthy ways to release dopamine can be good quality
sleep, exercising, meditating, spending time in the sun,
etc.
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SOCIAL MEDIA AND
DOPAMINE
onstant use of social media is linked with dopamine
release
his is an unhealthy form of dopamine release
eedback Loop Mechanism acting through a dopamine
reward system
eople constantly checking their phones for
notifications
SOCIAL MEDIA AND BEAUTY
STANDARDS
any young people use social media, especially at the age
where their brain is developing.
‰n recent years social media has defined what the beauty
standard is not only for women but also for men.
any people start to later their looks for social media’s
satisfaction
SOCIAL MEDIA: DEPRESSION
“tudies have found that found that college students who
spent more time on Facebook reported having lower self-
esteem than those who spent less time.
ƒollege students with higher number of friends on Facebook
were shown to have lower quality friendships in real life.
Žot being able to fit in/not accepted
SOCIAL MEDIA: ANXIETY
any young people use social media, especially at the age
where their brain is developing.
‰n 2012, a study found that 45% of British adults indicated
they feel worried or uncomfortable when they cannot access
their email or social network sites.
”he younger generation checks social media more often
(every hour, every 15 min or all the time) this is so common
that there is a medical term called Phantom vibration system.
THANK YOU
Rashi Sedani
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