Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Problem-solving essay outline draft 1


Main problem: There is an increasing trend that social media websites is causing anxiety among users, since the social media makes people feel inadequate and creates excess fear and pressure. In the US, Social Anxiety Disorder is the third largest psychological disorder, according to one study, half the adults and three-quarters of all teenagers in the U.S. alone are active SNS users (Hampton, Goulet, Marlow, & Rainie, 2012).
Based on the results obtained from a recent study which was conducted by non-profit Anxiety UK, forty-five percent of responders felt uneasy and worried when they were unable to login to their online networking accounts, while 60 percent of them reflected that they have to switch off their phones and computers so as to ensure a full-fledged break form social media. This indicates that people do feel anxious if they are not being on social networks.


Affected target group/stakeholder: frequent social media users, especially for people aged between15-45.

Agent of change/stakeholder: the public, social media, government, frequent users in America,

Solution 1: Focus on limiting use and unplug for extended days. Users must purposely control the time of using social media networking so as to prevent from further addiction. Unplug for hours each day and do not look at social sites at least once weekly to ease your social media anxiety.

Evaluation 1: Whatever is in excess is bad – a very common but often ignored notion. Just like any other pursuit that gives you a sort of unending search for satisfaction, social networking should be limited. By doing so, it means that people have to cut ties with sites like Twitter or even Facebook if they think they are getting no substantial returns from spending the entire day on them. One can use them for a good cause like personal or business use, but focus himself on understanding the consequences if he becomes totally hooked in it.
Virtually every person who over uses social sites experiences some mental issues in regard to their usage. Taking breaks helps one clear his mind. Pulling back also improves the overall effectiveness of social media campaign. If you believe in ideas like social media disorder think long and hard about these diagnoses; you simply need to stop spending so much time on social sites to detach from the networks and rest your overworked mind.
Rebut: However, this may not be effectively conducted by every person, as not everyone has the power to control and discipline himself routinely.


Solution 2: whether the social media anxiety can be effectively solved or not is mainly depending on the users’ awareness and self-control. Hence, education and cognitive methods involved would be effective solution for this problem.
Evaluation: Successful therapy for social media anxiety disorders should involve dozens of cognitive methods, strategies, and concepts that will permit change within an individual brain.
·        Understanding and being aware of the problem
·        Commitment to cognitive behavioral treatment to fully carry it through
·        Practice and development of methods that become habitual and automatic
·        Participation in a social anxiety group to relate with others who have similar issues
Thesis: To effectively minimize the social media anxiety, focus should be putted on educating

References  



Buttons, B. B. (2012, 12 07). Social Media Is Causing Anxiety, Study Finds. Retrieved 03 04, 2015, from The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/social-media-anxiety_n_1662224.html


Social Media Anxiety Disorder. (2015, February 7). Retrieved March 5, 2015, from http://etec.ctlt.ubc.ca/510wiki/Social_Media_Anxiety_Disorder


Jr., G. F. (2012, 11 18). Running Head: SOCIAL ANXIETY IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS Social Anxiety in the Age of Social Networks. Retrieved 3 5, 2015, from academia.edu: https://www.academia.edu/7234612/Running_Head_SOCIAL_ANXIETY_IN_THE_AGE_OF_SOCIAL_NETWORKS_Social_Anxiety_in_the_Age_of_Social_Networks




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