Your reflective journal is an opportunity to assimilate information you have learned from multiple sources including, but not limited to, class lectures, discussion boards, individual and group assignments, and MindTap activities. A prompt is provided for you to apply "what you know" to "how you think/feel/believe" about a specific topic. This process is designed to help you explore and grow in your personal academic journey while promoting your critical thinking skills that are essential to your role as a nurse. The benefits of Reflective Journaling include:

• Critical Thinking Skill Development
• Synthesis of Classroom and Clinical Knowledge
• Self-Awareness
• Professional Growth and Promotion of Professional Behaviors
• Shift of Focus away from Self
• Awareness of Emotional Responses, Personal Biases, and Beliefs

Your response should be approximately 200 to 250 words and should provide your thoughts on the impact of social media on adolescent mental health. When crafting your response, please consider topics such as body image, cyber bulling, and gender identity and the impact social media can have on an adolescent in areas such as these.

Writing Prompt

Social media has become an integral part of many adolescents' lives, and while it can have some positive effects, it can also have negative effects on their mental health.

What are the effects of social media on adolescent mental health?

• Consider factors such as cyberbullying, FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), negative body image, sleep disturbances, addiction, comparison and self-esteem.