Recently, I was surprised to learn that there are teams of psychologists involved in social media development and ongoing maintenance, in a similar way that they are involved in video game creation. Social media is designed to be engaging, and uses psychology to keep us in a state of constantly wanting more. It's wild!

This study explored social media's role in feelings of fear during COVID. 86% reported fear or panic (many females) regarding health information (misinformation) that was posted on social media. Levels of fear response differed by age and gender with more females reporting higher levels of fear, which can have implications on mental health.

https://ctrinstitute.com/blog/how-to-overcome-social-media-addiction/ Internet Use, Social Media, and the Brain Due to the effect that social media and internet use has on the brain, these activities can be both physically and psychologically addictive. brain receives a rush of dopamine which causes us to feel pleasure(ie update/notifications). Social media and the internet provide immediate access to information and endless amount of instant rewards in the form of attention from others for...

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has some resources available to share? My colleague and I will be working with a person who has problem gambling issues, whose first language is Arabic. This is a first for us so we have no resources in this language and although we will be utilizing an interpreter for the sessions, some resources in Arabic would be so helpful. I have asked COSTI already and they didn't have anything readily available to share. Thanks!