b'EducationSOCIAL MEDIA & YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, DIGITAL LITERACY 117Social Media & NEW! Your Mental HealthSocial Media & Your Mental Health is a wide-ranging volume that explains todayssocial media landscape and examines its ramifications for users. An even-handedselection of essays that neither vilify technology nor ignore the fact that it can have direrepercussions if misused, Social Media & Your Mental Health includes generalbackground material and profiles of social medias major players, a close look at howbeing online excessively can affect your physical and mental well-being, digitalrelationship-building, and much more.With timely pieces on unrealistic beauty standards, how digital content is skewing ourpolitical discourse, and scammers who prey on the elderly, Social Media & Your MentalHealth will be of interest to anyone who has ever shared a post or clicked a like button.Individual articles cover such topics as: Attention-Seeking BehaviorsChildren & Behavioral Addictions CyberbullyingCyberstalking Digital DetoxDisruptions of Sleep Patterns Dopamine & AddictionEnding Unhealthy Relationships SOCIAL MEDIA & YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, DIGITAL LITERACY Internet SafetyLove Relationship Addiction Media & Behavioral AddictionsOnline Relationships Peer PressurePsychology of Social MediaFREESocial Media & Anorexia/Eating DisordersSocial Media & Isolation Social Media & Law EnforcementSocial Media & the Psychosocial NEW!Online AccessFREE Social Media & Unrealistic Beauty StandardsSocial Media as a Teaching Tool Social Support & Mental HealthSpread of Conspiracy Theories Support GroupsTechnology Addiction PRINTED IN Teen Mental HealthTexting Addiction FULL COLORSocial Media & Your Mental Health begins with a comprehensive introduction that clarifies the scope of the volume in relation to the ever-evolving correlation between social media usage and mental health. This is followed by over 150 entries written with the layperson in mind, to help users better understand how mental health can be impacted by social media use, how to avoid unhealthy relationships with and within social media, and how to spot and avoid harmful digital interactions.Articles are arranged into the following categories to help readers explore this comprehensive collection of articles: Basic Terms & Concepts; Social MediaMajor Players; Addictions; Addiction in the Digital Age; Impact on Physical & Mental Well-Being; Unhealthy Relationships; Other Dangers; Children & Teens; Adults & Seniors; and The Positives.This work also contains helpful appendices, including: Charts and graphs from federal and other sources; Glossary; Timeline; Websitesand Organizations; Bibliography; and Subject Index.July 2024 | One Volume; 536 Pages | Print ISBN: 979-8-89179-069-8 | Library Price: $165Digital Literacy:Skills & StrategiesHLibrarians who need to give crash courses in digital literacy can get fast facts from the essays introductions, and the full entries will be valuable to those who havemore time to go over them in classrooms where information literacy is part of the curriculum. Essential for professional-development and library-school collections.Library Journal Starred ReviewBuilding a digital literacy skill set encompasses a diverse set of strategies: the development of critical thinking, evaluative skills, and ethical practices; the ability to understand how various media affect ones thinking and assumptions; familiarity with new technical terms and concepts, and the ability to deploy and synthesize information via digital means. Given the amount of time people spend on socialEDUCATIONmedia, the internet, and digital devices, it is imperative that we help users acquire and develop skills to help them navigate the digital landscape with a discerning eye, to be able to tell fact from fiction, search out trusted sources of news and data, and help them avoid falling victim to misinformation, digital predators, stalkers, bullies, and criminals. This collection of essays is designed to help high school students, undergraduates, and adult readers put these social, emotional, and technical facets FREEof digital literacy into action.Online AccessFREE July 2022 | One Volume; 743 Pages | Print ISBN: 978-1-63700-392-3 | Library Price: $165eBooks are also available - visit www.salempress.com for more informationGET ONLINE ACCESS(800) 221-1592 WITH YOUR PRINT BUY! www.salempress.com2024-433 Salem Spring 2025 Catalog.indd 117 2024-12-12 12:29PM'