Understanding Addictions
This happens when someone can't stop doing something, even if it’s bad for them.
What is addiction?
These three platforms are popular among youth for social interaction and entertainment.
What are Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok?
Social media helps people stay in touch, even when they live far away by helping maintain...
What is connection?
Young adults who spend too much time on screens might have trouble balancing these two areas of life.
What are work and personal life?
Young adults can reduce screen time by taking breaks and picking up these instead.
What are offline hobbies?
This chemical in the brain makes people feel happy when they do something fun.
What is dopamine?
Older adults like using this app to stay in touch with family and friends.
What is Facebook?
Sharing positive comments and kind words online provides this type of support.
What is encouragement?
Excessive social media use in young adults has been linked to these two mental health problems.
What are anxiety and depression?
Young adults can improve their mental health by setting these limits on phone or computer use.
What are screen time boundaries?
People might feel sad or nervous when they stop doing an addictive behavior. What is this called?
What is withdrawal?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, kids spent as much as this many hours on screens every day.
What is 13 hours?
Social media helps people feel like they belong by joining groups with shared interests.
What is community?
Spending too much time online might lead young adults to neglect these important real-world relationships.
What are friendships and family connections?
This digital practice helps young adults recharge by avoiding screens for a short or long time.
What is a digital detox?
Addictions often happen because people use behaviors to deal with....
What are emotions?
This group of people uses platforms like LinkedIn and Instagram for work and networking.
Who are young adults?
Posting pictures or videos online is a way to express this.
What is creativity?
Some young adults use social media as a way to avoid dealing with this in real life.
What are stress or problems?
To stay emotionally healthy, young adults should regularly check in on this while using social media.
What is their mental well-being?