Lesson video

Hi, my name is Mr. Gee, and I am going to take you today for your RHSE lesson, which is in the unit of internet safety and harms, online relationships, and harmful behaviour.

Today, we're going to look at obsessive online behaviour.

There's going to be two lessons on this, but the first lesson will be today.

I'm going to look at how interactions can become a problem and how it can impact your relationships with other people.

If this is a sensitive topic for you, we recommend checking with a trusted adult before starting the lesson whether this is at home or at school.

Let's get started.

So all you will need in today's lesson is your exercise book, a piece of paper, and a pen.

So we'll start, as we always do, with an intro quiz.

If you've not completed it, please do.

This will look at concepts for today's lesson, as well as, what happened last lesson.

So have a go, and I'll be able to see whether you got it right or wrong.

We will then look on to how people check social media.

Sort of why they do it.

So they're constantly checking social media, and what impact this has on people.

We would then look at why people become obsessed by likes, why that happens, and what it gains.

And we'll look at fear of missing out.

So this is a new phenomenon that has become especially prominent in the world of social media.

And then we will finish with an exit quiz where we will assess what we've learned today, and obviously, you'll be able to see whether you've got the right understanding.

So the key words in today's lesson, so addiction.

So we're going to look at this in particular reference to social media.

So it's where an individual's behaviour is dominated by doing the same thing.

So there's lots of addictions out there, and we're going to look at social media addiction in particular today.

Distracted is the inability to focus on one activity due to the fact that people are engaged by another activity.

So lots of the time with social media, we say that we're going to be watching TV, and we end up scrolling through our phones.

That is distracted.

And obsessed.

Lots of people are obsessed by social media.

It's not just social media, but means over interested in one thing or a person.

A couple of questions to start with.

66% of parents say their child is distracted by social media.

Do you think that is true or false? Could it be higher? Could it be lower? What do you reckon? I'll just give you a second just to think about that.

Actually, it's false.

It's 77%.

So 77% of parents say their child is distracted by social media.

So what you've got to think is that's three quarters of parents.

So it's more likely than not that a parent will feel that way.

So the next question I'm going to ask is 49% of parents say their child is addicted to social media.

What do you think again? Is it true, false? If it's false, is it higher or lower? What do you think? I'll give you a second to think about that.

Well, it's false.

It's actually 59%.

So 59% of parents think that their child is addicted to social media.

So at this point in the lesson, I'd like us to have a look at social media addiction.

So what is social media addiction? Well, with the growth in technology in the last 10, 15 years, social media addiction is a new phenomenon and it is common amongst a lot of the population now, particularly amongst young people.

Over two and a half hours per day is spent on social media by the average person in the UK.

What are the issues with this? We're going to look at these issues soon, but being addicted to the majority of things isn't necessarily a good thing.

But I want us to look at social media in particular as an addiction issue.

I want you to do now is to think about what do you feel the issues are with social media? So I want you to take time to pause this video, resume it once you're finished, but list three things you could be missing out on due to spending too much time on social media.

So just stop the video and answer that question on the screen.

So what could you be missing out on? You could be missing out on human interaction.

So as you can see through the picture there, there's a young boy and a dad.

People are only young once, and it's a shame to miss out on that human interaction.

Education, you could be sat watching mindless videos on some video streaming site, when in actual fact, you should be revising.

You could be missing out on spending time with your family as I mentioned earlier.

You could actually be missing out seeing your friends physically, rather than just watching numerous rubbish on YouTube or any other video sharing website.

And fitness, young people aren't as fit as when it was prior to social media.

That's been proven.

And you could be missing out on fitness and keeping yourself healthy.

If you get out there and do some exercise, you're more likely to have a healthy mind.

Now, people are obsessed by likes.

So on social media, Facebook, Instagram, we get likes.

And when you get a like, it releases chemical called dopamine.

Now dopamine is a neurotransmitter.

Many different kind of animals and humans use it to transmit information, and it can make a person feel good.

So when you get a like on social media, your body releases a signal called dopamine.

So what other things could you do to produce dopamine other than getting likes on social media? I want you to start thinking about this.

How you could actually get your body to produce dopamine without having to use social media.

Pause the video and think of some activities.

These activities on here help produce dopamine.

So exercise, if you get out there and exercise, it makes your body feel better about itself.

As does healthy eating.

Getting a good night's sleep will also help produce dopamine.

Be productive at the end of the day, make sure you feel like you've had a good day, and you've got some jobs done.

If you listen to music that makes you feel good, as well as, learning a new skill, whether this is a musical instrument or some new hobby that you would like to do.

If we move on, we'll look at fear of missing out.

Now, what is fear of missing out? Some people call it FOMO.

Social media these days, makes it look as if everybody is having a great time and that you are missing out on the fun that other people are having.

Everybody posts great stuff on social media, but is this actually the case? How can you overcome FOMO or fear of missing out? I'd like you to pause the video at this point just to think, how could you overcome fear of missing out? It's quite a difficult question though.

So take your time, pause the video, and come back in a few minutes.

In order to overcome a fear of missing out, there are many things you could do.

These can include these on the screen.

There could be other things.

There may be other strategies that you could cope with.

So what do I mean by be where you are? So many times we see people in a certain scenario in a certain location, and they're spending the whole time on their phone, looking at what other people are doing.

Be in that moment.

When you are doing work and other things where you need to be productive, minimise distractions.

So maybe put your phone elsewhere for a little while.

As it says there, choose experiences over statuses.

So many people post stuff on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, wherever it may be, about how wonderful they're having, what a great time they're having, when in actual fact, it isn't actually that good.

Limit your time on social media.

So maybe it's not, there's no problem going on social media in moderation, but spending hours and hours every day will not be good for you, so limit it.

As it says there, the grass isn't always greener.

What we mean by that is that where you may look on social media and see other people working really, really hard, having a great time even, that may not be the case.

Okay, where you are, it may be better than what they're doing.

As it says there, you can't do it all.

You can't go to every single party.

You can't go out and have a great time everywhere.

You can only be in one place at one time.

So I hope you've enjoyed today's lesson.

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Please don't forget to do the exit quiz as well, because that way you'll be able to assess how you've done, and I'll be able to see how well you've done as well.

Thanks for spending time with me on today's lesson.

I'll speak to you soon.

Bye for now.