Happiness and Body Image
The happiness skill that involves being present in the moment without judgement.
What is mindfulness?
Examples of this type of addiction include video games, shopping, and gambling.
What is behavioral addiction?
Participating in an online debate, creating a Tik Tok video, and taking an online course are all examples of this kind of media use.
What is active use?
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an event or something with an uncertain outcome.
What is anxiety?
What you should do when a friend or family member exhibits signs of depression or thoughts of suicide.
What is ACT (acknowledge, care and tell)?
The happiness skill that focuses on giving thanks and appreciating the positive aspects of your life.
What is gratitude?
A disease that affects a person's brain and leads to the inability to control use of legal or illegal drugs.
What is substance addiction?
Mindlessly scrolling through social media posts is an example of this kind of use which is associated with poorer health outcomes.
What is passive use?
The body and mind's response to a pressure or a threat.
What is stress?
In terms of depression, these include decreased interest in usual activities, sleeping more or less than usual, low or sad mood, and lack of motivation.
What are symptoms?
When a person is judged based on how they look rather than who they are or how they behave.
What is appearance bias?
This is the last phase of both the substance addiction cycle and the behavioral addiction phases.
What is "hitting rock bottom"?
When social media is being used for something other than the way it was designed or meant to be used
What is unintended use?
Positive stress that energizes a person and helps them reach a goal.
What is Eustress?
A mark of disgrace or shame sometimes associated with depression and other mental health disorders.
What is stigma?
Examples include "I am strong and capable" and "My body is unique and beautiful".
What are positive affirmations?
The first phase of behavioral addiction.
What is the "winning" phase.
In June of 2024, the US surgeon general called for this action in a New York Times editorial.
What is a warning label on social media?
People, events, or things that trigger a stress response, a cause of stress.
Stressor
This is a treatment for depression.
What is therapy or medication?
When people are judged negatively because of how they look.
What is negative appearance bias.
The pattern of addiction for substance use is described this way.
What is a cycle of addiction?
In 2024 this was the first state to have a school district sue a social media platform for negative impacts on students' mental health.
What is Washington state?
What is the immune or digestive system?
The name of the BCPS digital resource for mental health support.
What is TalkSpace?