Assignment task:
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Required:
Valkenburg, P. M., Meier, A., & Beyens, I. (2022). Social media use and its impact on adolescent mental health: An umbrella review of the evidence. Current opinion in psychology, 44, 58-68.
edapt concepts
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the edapt and eBook resources listed above). Remember to use the Chamberlain Library to research scholarly resources.
Supplemental
Lally, M., & Valentine-French, S. (2019). Lifespan development: A psychological perspective (4th ed.). OER Commons. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
Chapter 6: Adolescence
We often hear about how impressionable children and teenagers are and how negative images in the media can influence their minds. What about individuals in early adulthood? Is social media more influential than traditional forms of media? In your readings this week, you explored the topics of eating, dieting behaviors, and weight. As a medical professional, what can you do to help positively influence your patients to be body-positive while maintaining healthy eating, dieting, and exercising habits in light of the influence from social media? Need Assignment Help?
Discussion Guidelines - General Education
Purpose:
Threaded discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students will do the following:
- Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week.
- Integrate scholarly resources.
- Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates.
- Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner.
Participation Requirements
- Post a minimum of 2 substantive posts in each graded discussion: 1 initial post and 1 follow-up post.
- These 2 posts must be on 2 separate days Monday through Sunday. (Initial posts made before Monday will not be graded.)
- The number of graded discussions may vary depending on the course.
Notes:
*Credited means stating where the information came from (specific article, text, or lesson). Examples: our text discusses...., The information from our lesson states..., Smith (2010) claimed that..., Mary Manners (personal communication, November 2017)...
**Assigned readings are those listed on the syllabus or assignments page as required reading. This may include text readings, required articles, or required websites.
***Scholarly source - per APA Guidelines, only scholarly sources should be used in assignments. These include peer-reviewed publications, government reports, sources written and reviewed by a professional or scholar in the field. Wikipedia, Wikis, .com websites or blogs should not be used as anyone can add information to these sites. Outside sources do not include assigned required readings.
Score: A zero is the lowest score a student can be assigned.