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EFL60-309-2-2020 Assignment: Roots and Affixes Week 8

Name _Palita Toh-yor____________ ID no. ___61105524_____ CES No. _8__ Sect. no. __2__

Direction:

1. Find 1 article and paste on an A4 paper with 12 point Times New Roman font. The length of the article is
about 2 pages. (Also cite the source of the article)

2. Number every 5 lines of the article.
3. Underline/highlight all words in the article that are inflected by either prefixes or suffixes.
4. Record the word in the table below and provide information as specified in each column.

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Social Media and Teens: How Does Social Media Affect Teenagers’ Mental Health

Teenagers can use social media to find community, but their mental health is often negatively
affected by this culture of comparison

The verdict is still out on whether social media is damaging to the mental health of teens. This is in
part due to the lack of research. Some studies show that online connections with small

5 groups of people can be beneficial to teens, while other research points to a rise in symptoms of anxiety,
depression, and eating disorders.

The other reason it’s difficult to get a good read on the issue is that social media is constantly
changing and evolving. Plus, no long-term studies have been completed. So, we’re left making educated
guesses based on current research. There’s just not enough data to back up the

10 potential long-term pros and cons of living on “likes”.

Small Studies, Worrisome Results

One study out of the University of Pittsburgh, for example, found a correlation between time spent
scrolling through social media apps and negative body image feedback. Those who had spent more time on
social media had 2.2 times the risk of reporting eating and body image concerns,

15 compared to their peers who spent less time on social media. The participants who spent the most time on
social media had 2.6 times the risk.1

Results from a separate study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine showed that the
more time young adults spent on social media, the more likely they were to have problems sleeping and
report symptoms of depression.2

20 And another small study of teens ages 13-18 from the UCLA Brain Mapping Center found that
receiving a high number of likes on photos showed increased activity in the reward center of the brain.
Further, teens are influenced to like photos, regardless of content, based on high numbers of likes.3 Bottom
line: It feels good to be “liked” and herd mentality is big on social media. Like what others like and you’re
in.

25 The Upside of Social Media for Teens

There are some positive aspects to social media. It’s important to remember that teens are hardwired
for socialization, and social media makes socializing easy and immediate. Teens who struggle with social
skills, social anxiety, or who don’t have easy access to face-to-face socializing with other teens might
benefit from connecting with other teens through social media.

30 Teens in marginalized groups—including LGBTQ teens and teens struggling with mental health
issues—can find support and friendship through use of social media. When teens connect with small groups

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of supportive teens via social media, those connections can be the difference between living in isolation and
finding support.

The Downside Social Media Use by Teens

35 Read enough of the current research and you’ll find that the negatives tend to feel bigger than the
positives. While teens can use social media to connect and create friendships with others, they also confront
cyberbullying, trolls, toxic comparisons, sleep deprivation, and less frequent face-to-face interactions, to
name a few.

Too much time spent scrolling through social media can result in symptoms of anxiety

40 and/or depression. Here’s how social media can be destructive:

Focusing on likes: The need to gain “likes” on social media can cause teens to make choices they
would otherwise not make, including altering their appearance, engaging in negative behaviors, and
accepting risky social media challenges.

Cyberbullying: Teens girls in particular are at risk of cyberbullying through use of social media,

45 but teen boys are not immune. Cyberbullying is associated with depression, anxiety, and an elevated risk
of suicidal thoughts.

Making comparisons: Though many teens know that their peers share only their highlight reels on social
media, it’s very difficult to avoid making comparisons. Everything from physical appearance to life
circumstances to perceived successes and failures are under a microscope on social media.

50 Having too many fake friends: Even with privacy settings in place, teens can collect thousands of
friends through friends of friends on social media. The more people on the friend list, the more people have
access to screenshot photos, Snaps, and updates and use them for other purposes. There is no privacy on
social media.

Less face time: Social interaction skills require daily practice, even for teens. It’s difficult to build

55 empathy and compassion (our best weapons in the war on bullying) when teens spend more time
“engaging” online than they do in person. Human connection is a powerful tool and builds skills that last a
lifetime.

There’s a happy medium in here somewhere. The key to helping teens learn to balance social media
with real life friendships is to keep the lines of communication open and keep talking.

60 Honest communication shows your teen that you are there to support, not to judge or lecture. It’s also
important to walk the walk. Disconnect on weekends and show your teen that there is a whole world out
there that doesn’t require a handheld screen. She may miss her phone a lot less than she thinks she will and
this is a very good lesson to learn.

Hurley, K., (2020), Social Media and Teens: How Does Social Media Affect Teenagers’ Mental Health.
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Words Definition/
Synonym
Line No.
Word No.

PoSp
Root/ Stem

Posp
Definition/
synonym
Prefixes/

Affixes

1 1 community n association, center common- v of or relating -ity
to a
1 2 mental adj spiritual men- community at -al
1 3 negatively adv skeptically negative- large -ly
2 4 comparison n contrast, connection compare- -ison
4 5 connections n contact, network connect- v to think -ion
5 6 beneficial adj helpful, useful benefic- adj undesirable -ial

5 7 anxiety n concern, nervousness anxious v analyze -ty
6 8 depression n sadness, hopelessness depress- join -ion

6 9 disorders adj beneficent or
kindly.
7 10 constantly
10 11 potential adj nervous
12 12 correlation
15 13 participants Dampen
18 14 likely
21 15 activity n lack of order or regular -order command -dis
22 16 regardless arrangement; confusion
23 17 mentality constant- adj continuous -ly
adv continually, regularly potent- compelling -ial
27 18 socialization adj probable, possible correlate- -ion
n connection, relationship participate- v relate -ant
31 19 friendship n members, contributors like- v partake -ly
32 20 supportive adv probable, possible activate- adj similar -ty
32 21 difference n action, movement regard- v stimulate -less
32 22 isolation n nevertheless, careless men- v respect -al
37 23 deprivation n attitude, mindset v to think -ity
37 24 interactions -ation
n the activity of mixing socially socialize- v participate in
40 25 destructive with others. social -ship
44 26 particular activities. -ive
48 27 physical n relationship, alliance friend- -ance
n colleague -ion
adj helpful, kind support- v uphold -ation
v change -ion
n change, alteration differ- v detach
v divest
n separation, loneliness isolate- v performance

n deficiency, denial deprive

n reciprocal action or influence. -act- root

inter- stem

adj unhelpful, damaging destruct- v ruin -ive

adj specific, precise particle- n element -ar

adj bodily, environmental physic- the art or -al

practice of

healing

disease.

48 28 appearance n arrival, attendance appear- come into -ance

sight; become

visible or

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noticeable,

typically

without visible

agent or

apparent

cause.

49 29 circumstances n conditions, situations circum- (stem) around -ance

-sta- (root) -to stand

49 30 failures n disappointments, letdowns fail- v to lose -ure

strength :

weaken.

49 31 microscope n is an instrument used to see -scope capacity micro-

objects that are too small to

be seen by the naked eye.

50 32 privacy n aloofness, isolation private- adj belonging to -cy

or concerning

an individual

person,

company, or

interest

55 33 empathy n the ability to understand and empathize- v understand and -y

share the feelings of another. share the

feelings of

another

55 34 compassion n sympathy, concern compass- v contrive to -ion

accomplish

(something).

56 35 powerful adj influential, controlling power- n influence -ful

59 36 communication n is the act of conveying communicate- v connect -ation

meanings from one entity or

group to another through the

use of mutually understood

signs, symbols, and semiotic

rules.

61 37 disconnect v separate, divide connect- v attach dis-

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