Social Media Addiction Quiz

Why is sleep important?

• Essential for good mood and learning.

• It passes the time at night.

• It is life-sustaining.

• It is an essential part of good health and development.

Answer explanation

It is important to have good sleep to ensure proper development and health, which contributes to all aspects of your life. Addiction to social media risks effecting your sleep.

How does social media addiction effect sleep?

• The blue light from electronics make you feel sleepy.

• The blue light from electronics makes the brain feel alert.

• It does not effect sleep.

• It gives you bad dreams.

Answer explanation

The blue light from electronic screens has the most effect on sleep as it effects the part of the brain that makes us feel alert and awake. This can negatively effect sleep if social media is used too close to bed time.

Why is self-esteem important?

• Helps with feeling better.

• Helps with having a good mental well-being.

• Helps with being yourself.

• It isn't really that important.

Answer explanation

Self-esteem is important in maintaining a good mental well-being, which helps us with all aspects of life such as school and sports.

How might social media addiction negatively affect self-esteem?

• It makes you feel better than everyone else.

• It can make you feel bad about your body image.

• It can make you feel as though your life is not as exciting and great as everyone else's.

• Comparison with others can lead to low-self esteem.

Answer explanation

Social media addiction may negatively affect one's self-esteem as they may compare themselves. Unrealistic expectations of how bodies and lives look can be presented on social media, which can lead to low self-esteem if compared to your life.

What defines a social media addiction?

• Using social media to communicate with friends.

• The addiction to liking posts on Instagram.

• Using social media each day.

• The compulsive and excessive use of social media.

Answer explanation

While scrolling and watching videos is fun way to pass time, compulsively using social media an excessive amount is considered a social media addiction.

What are some symptoms or warning signs that you, or someone you know, is addicted to social media?

• Using social media each day for a few minutes.

• Increased reliance on social media to deal with problems.

• Using social media as a way to communicate with loved ones who live far away.

• Restlessness and irritability whenever not using social media.

Answer explanation

Other symptoms include anger when social media usage is reduced, increased use during other activities, thinking about social media when not using it, negative effects on school work.

What should you do if you think you have a social media addiction?

• Seek help from a mental health professional.

• Ignore it, it will go away.

• Post about it on Instagram.

• Talk to a trusted adult.

Answer explanation

If you think that you have a social media addiction, open up to an adult you trust, such as a parent or family member. From there, they can help you get a diagnosis from a mental health professional and further assistance with your addiction.

What are some things you could do to stop a social media addiction?

• Talk to someone you trust.

• Continue to use social media without addressing that you might have an addiction.

• Make your phone less interesting by deleting social media.

• Download more social media apps.

Answer explanation

Other strategies include spending time device-free, taking breaks from social medias that you use most, setting boundaries with friends and considering which activities can be done without social media.

Which of the following are healthy habits of social media use?

• Viewing posts as inspiration rather than comparing yourself.

• Making time to spend off of social media.

• Putting your mental health first before going online.

• Uncontrollably scrolling on social media for hours.

Answer explanation

Other habits include sticking to the purpose of why you are logging onto social media and thinking about what you are posting before you post it.

How can social media be addicting?

• It can't be addicting.

• The positive feeling from social media wears off, so you go back and use it more.

• It distracts you from real life.

• It is addicting because everyone else is using it so much.

Answer explanation

Dopamine is hormone in your brain that is associated with happiness. It is released when positive experiences with social media occur, therefore drawing you back to social media when the dopamine wears off.