Identity Theft and Mitigation
Written by Modenie Many U. S. consumers have been victims of identity theft. Identity theft is the use, transfer, and possession without lawful authority; and in 2020, FTC (Federal Trade Commission) received about 1.4 million complaints (Liu, 2020). Today, millions of adult Americans are being victims by someone who purposely misused their identities. When the […]
Psychologists Do Not Read Minds
Written by Modenie The Value of Critical Thinking in the Field of Psychology One of the psychology myths that I’ve heard while in college was that psychologists can read the mind. During my freshman year in college, some college friends often asked about my major and I usually replied “psychology” and they immediately said, “So, […]
Cyber Victimization
Written by Modenie It has been found that middle school youth experience cyber victimization at a higher rate than high school youth (Diaz et al., 2021). Cyber victimization is when individuals get harmed and put into a dangerous situation which brings undesirable experience (Apan & Gunguz, 2023). Because this age group has not reached psychological […]
Do Not Become a Victim
Written by Modenie A Miami man tricked many victims from 2020 to 2022 of almost $1 million scheme and claimed to be a licensed stockbroker. He took the victims’ money by investing them in his own funds and cryptocurrency while he lived a lavish life. After the investigation was completed, a judge ordered him to […]
Unwanted Attention-Stalking
Written by Modenie Stalking is unwanted attention from one individual to the next that is repeated, but one is the perpetrator and the other one is the victim. CDC showed that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men have been stalked. According to CDC, conventional stalking involves unwanted visit at the victim’s residency, […]
Technology and Healthy Lifestyle
Written by Modenie Physical development happens in many stages of life. In adolescents, digital technology can have both positive and negative effects in their physical development. For example, when my son used the gaming consoles to play with his friends, it created social interaction which is important for his development. But he did not move […]
Social Media and Self-esteem
Written by Modenie Many adolescents are currently struggling with self-esteem when feel the need to be accepted in society. For example, social media shows various advertisements focusing on beauty. A young adult’s development, if not being taught the value of inner beauty, will adapt to this trend as norm. According to Acar et al. (2022), […]
Social Media and Isolation
Written by Modenie Social media” social media isolates you from others” is the stance I take because I noticed how children in my own family have become distant and less social as they have emerged into using social media. My children were accustomed to having a set schedule of using technology, but while going through […]
Technology and Adolescents
Written by Modenie Technology has been researched on its long term used in adolescents. Adolescents use different reasons, but excessive use of digital can affect their brains that are still developing. Alho et al. (2022) found that frequent usage between websites may produce something called “grass-hopper minds” is when someone can’t concentrate on one task […]
Social Media and Parental Monitoring
Written by Modenie Social media, which can include websites and applications, is popular among all groups of people, especially adolescents. It was found that half of US adolescents were online constantly in 2018 and most of them were girls (Wallace, 2021). These adolescents often use applications such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube for social […]