Project 3: Argument Map: Why is the mental health issue in youths getting worse by Jeremy Fung

Suicide

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 21:43:34 UTC

It is the action of taking your own life voluntarily and intentionally with the intent to die. The term relates to mental health issues in youth as many youths believe that the only way they have to escape the current situation they are in is to commit suicide. It is a sad thing to say and talk about. However, youths don't want to keep living through pain and suffering. Thus, they seek a quick and easy solution as an escape like suicide.

Argument

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 21:44:29 UTC

The mental health issue in youths is getting worse.

Anxiety

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 21:46:46 UTC

It is the feeling when we are worried, afraid, or nervous. Anxiety relates to mental health issues in youth as it is one of the many symptoms that youth develop due to things around them.

Depression

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 22:01:49 UTC

It is a feeling of sadness and loss of interest to the point where it hinders you from completing normal activities. Depression is related to mental health in youths because youth develop depression as a result of what they are going through whether it be academic, social, family, or more.

Stress

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 22:02:28 UTC

It is a mental strain on someone from demanding situations. Stress is related to mental health in youths because stress is what leads them to develop more severe symptoms of mental health issues like depression.

Due to the pandemic

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 22:04:18 UTC

It had been getting progressively worse even before the pandemic

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 22:09:37 UTC

Youths growing up

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 22:12:44 UTC

As youth start to get older in their adolescence, they start to be capable of thinking more on a deeper level, which leads to them being more prone to worry and sadness. They can think themselves into a corner and cause them to keep thinking in a loop.

Societal pressures

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 22:14:03 UTC

The things that youth have to go through during this stage becomes drastically different from what they were going through previously. They now constantly compare themselves to their peers, academic pressure, finding their identity, and more.

More time at home means less social interactions

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 22:17:58 UTC

As youths can not go out, their only option is to stay home. This correlates to them not being able to talk to their friends and feeling a sense of isolation.

More time on cell phones and social media

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 23:39:44 UTC

As a result of being confined at home, cell phones is how youths can relieve their boredom. It can connect them to the world both in a good and bad way. Good in that it is the connection to their friends as they can call or text each other. Bad in that it connects them to global issues and social media

Stress from social media

jyf11_ — 2023-11-24 23:40:22 UTC

The increased amount of time that young people spend on their phone can cause them to feel stress as they have more and more things to think about when they have their own real life to deal with. Cell phones has made it easier to access information, which has made young people be consumed by many different global topics.