The Effects Of Social Media To Teenagers.pptx

THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON TEENAGERS BY: HAARINESH A/L SELVARAJU

NEGATIVE EFFECTS

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT • Experience structural changes in brain • Lower grey matter

• Cause adolescent children to take longer to accomplish tasks • Causes depression and stress • Easy to be addicted if no parental control

SOCIAL SKILLS • Getting to know and communicate with strangers. • Having too many fake friends

• Less face time – physical interaction • Cyberbullying • Vulnerable to be hacked using our social interaction data

MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS • Obsessed with ‘likes’ and recognition in social media such as Facebook • Depression and stress

• Bullied by rough words from strangers nor friends • Neglecting own duties • Slept less and malnutrition

SLEEPING HOURS • Difficulty learning and concentrating • Feeling stressed or anxious

• Difficulty learning and concentrating • Unhealthy eating and weight gain • Health issues such as acne and viral illnesses

PRIVACY AND REPUTATION • Sharing private information to strangers • Lost of self-esteem and others trust

• Making wrong decision • Uploaded contents can be easily re-posted • Bank account are not safe

POSITIVE EFFECTS AND BENEFITS

SOCIAL SKILLS • Help in gathering new information from others • Making news friends worldwide

• Learning new language through social interaction

INFORMATION SHARING • Shares new information and knowledge • Getting to know of ongoing news

• Gets a quicker learning system • Homeschooling

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