MW 10:55 "Why American Teens Are So Sad" (Day 4 Classwork) by https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat en-us 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC 2022-09-12 21:38:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Thompson begins with some statistics about the mental health crisis in young people: "Almost every measure of mental health is getting worse, for every teenage demographic, and it's happening all across the country" (1) cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607316 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607316 It's ALL covid. Yes the pandemic has played a role in all of this, but more than being the root cause, it has revealed what's been going on. cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607317 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607317 According to the author, what is happening and what role is it playing in our mental health? cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607318 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607318 What are the short and long term impacts that these forces are having on people? Add as many as you can to the list. cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607319 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607319 According to the author, what is happening and what role is it playing in our mental health? cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607320 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607320 "I want to propose several answers to that question, along with one meta-explanation that ties them together." cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607321 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607321 According to the author, what is happening and what role is it playing in our mental health? cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607322 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607322 Teens have always had problems and behaved badly. However, the rates of that behavior has actually gone down in recent years. cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607323 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607323 In the past, the primary harms facing young people were smoking, alcohol, and teen pregnancy. cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607324 However, in 2019 the American Academy of pediatrics released a statement that said: “Mental health disorders have surpassed physical conditions as the main source of impairment and limitation among adolescents”

]]> 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607324 "Why is this happening?" cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607325 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607325 What other forces (not in the article and that do not fall into the four categories) do you think are also contributing to our mental health crisis? cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607326 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607326 Teens have always been sad, but we are just better at talking about it now, and that explains the higher rates. Definitely true (and a good thing) but it doesn't explain the whole picture. cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607327 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607327 According to the author, what is happening and what role is it playing in our mental health? cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607328 2022-09-10 12:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2290607328 Sleep Friendships, Relationships, Physical health, Body image, Eating, Intimacy & sex, Risk taking, Engagement in and curiosity about the world, Aggravating ADHD, Feeling powerless, Confusion, Being mean/divisive, Feeling aggrieved/resentful, Feeling anxious, Low self esteem, Worry about the future, Self harm, Self-medicate/drugs and alcohol, Apathy, Loss of critical thinking skills, Susceptibility to mis/disinformation, Conspiracy minded, More judgmental cathyjones71 https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2293150590 2022-09-12 21:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cathyjones71/njs804xxlq9drfat/wish/2293150590