Teenagers' excessive cell phone and social media use has led to increased social isolation and mental health issues like neurosis. Constantly being connected online has made in-person social interaction difficult for teens. It has also increased pressure to portray perfect online personas, fueling conditions such as anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. While technology allows constant communication, it has replaced face-to-face socializing and impacted sleep patterns. This social isolation and inability to disconnect has serious negative consequences for teenage mental well-being.

1. HOWCELLPHONECREATESOCIAL
ISOLATIONANDNEUROSIS
withinteens
BY:SHAUNA HORST

2. HISTORYOF
CELLPHONES

3. ● Thefirstcellphonewascreatedasa“carphone”,
madetobecarriedaroundincarsbecausetheywere
toobigtofitinpocketsandpurses.
● THEYWEREINCREDIBLYEXPENSIVE,ANDHAVEALWAYSBEEN
APOPCULTURALSYMBOL.
● FIRSTUSEDFORINSALESANDFORBUSINESSES,NOT
PERSONALUSELIKETODAY.
● THEYSOONSTARTEDTOBECOMEMOREPOPULARFOR
TALKINGON.
● VOICEMAILANDOTHERFEATURESSOONBEGANTOBE
ADDED
● (noauthor.2016)
MARTIN COOPER MADE THE THE FIRST
CELL PHONE CALL 40 YEARS AGO.

4. MARTINCOOPER
FIRSTEVERCELLPHONECALLWASMADEBYMARTINCOOPERONAPRIL3,1973,
FROMTHESTREETSOFNEWYORKCITY.
HEWASTHEGENERALMANAGERATMOTOROLA’SCOMMUNICATIONSSYSTEM
DIVISION.
HECREATEDAPHONEDIFFERENT FROMTHECARPHONE,MAKINGITPORTABLEAND
ABLETOTALKTOPEOPLEFROMANYLOCATION.
THEFIRSTPHONEHECREATEDWAS30OUNCESANDBRICKLIKESHAPED.
ITTOOKHIM10YEARS TOBRINGTHEPHONETOTHEMARKET.
BY 1983MOTOROLABROUGHTTHEFIRSTPHONETOTHEPEOPLE.
ITWASA16OUNCEPHONECALLEDTHEDynaTAC,WHICHCOST
$3,500.
aFTERTHISPHONEWASINTRODUCEDITTOOKANADDITIONAL7
YEARSTOGET1MILLIONPEOPLETOBUYTHEM.
(NEWSTREAM/ARRAYCOMM,2014)

5. CELLPHONEUSAGETODAY
TODAYTHEUSEFORCELLPHONESHAVEBEENCHANGEDSIGNIFICANTLY
cELLPHONECOMPANIESSOONREALIZEDTHATTHEYCOULDPACKMANYFEATURESINTO
SMALLERDEVICES,CREATINGWHATWENOWCALLTHESMARTPHONE.
CELLPHONECREATORSQUICKLYBEGANTOSTARTADDINGFEATURESTOPHONES.
FIRSTWITHVOICEMAIL,EMAIL,PAGERS,FAXMACHINE,ANDADDRESSBOOK.
NOWWEUSECELLPHONESTODOEVERYTHINGFROMBROWSINGTHEINTERNET,TAKING
PHOTOSANDVIDEOS,TEXTING, ANDUPDATINGOURSOCIALMEDIACONTENT.
ALLTHISISNOWDOWNMORETHANCALLINGISTODAY.
CELLPHONECOMPANIES SOONBEGANTOCREATEPHONESWITHBETTERSCREENS,

6. Specificcellphoneusage
Emailing
Calling
Texting
Socialmedia;instagram,facebook,snapchat, twitter,tumblr,pinterest, skype,vine,youtube,etc.)
facetime/videocalling
Datingsites(tinder, hotornot,plentyoffishetc..)
Gps,alarmclock, timer,calculator

7. Societyandcell
phones
Howsocietyhaschangedwiththeevolutionof
cellphones

8. ProsandconsonsocietyPROS
HELPKEEPINTOUCHWITHEVERYONENOMATTERHOWFAROFA
DISTANCEAWAYYOUAREex.CALLING,EMAILING,INSTANT
MESSAGING,SKYPE.
CANDOWORKFROMANYWHEREYOUARE, SPECIFICAPPSCANBE
DOWNLOADEDTODOSPECIFICJOBS.appscanbecreatedfor
specificcompanies.
STUDENTSCANDOWNLOADAPPStohelp withhomework, and
candownloadspecificappsfortheschooltheyattend.
Forexampleusstudentsatgeorgian college can
downloadtheblackboardapp,banner app,student
emailapp,andtheremind app.
Specific appscanbedownloadedtoteachtoddlers,
children, teenagersandadultsspecificthingstohelp
themgrow.
Cons
● Expensive- plansforlongdistance
callingandworldwidecalling arevery
expensive.
● Specific appscanalsobecomevery
expensive.
● Societyhasbecomeaddictedtothecontent
andinformation theycangetattheir
fingertips.
● Cyberbullyinghasincreased duetotherise
insocietyjoiningsocialmedia.
● Preteensandteenagersespecially have
fallenfortheimpactthatsocialmedia
hasonsociety.
(Ehrenkrona, m.2016)

9. Definitionofneurosis- “alsocalledpsychoneurosisa
functionalofanxiety,obsessionalthoughts,compulsive
acts,andphysicalcomplaintswithoutobjectiveevidence
ofdisease,invariousdegreesandpatterns,dominatethe
personality”(thedictionary.2016).
How neurosishasbeenafactorof cellphones

10. Negative Impactonpreteensandteens
● Teenagers have becomeextremelyaddicted tothecontent,and totheirphoneingeneral.Thishas caused thecreationofan
obsessive society.
● Teenagers have becomeaddicted totheircellphone and theneedtoupdate theirsocialmediastatus, andcompete withtheirpeers.
Thisiscausingthem todevelop mental illnesses likeanxiety,depression,Obsessive compulsive disorders,eating disorders, etc..
● Today highschoolstudents have a roletofillinsocietyofattending postsecondaryschool.Many teenagers have theircellphones
withthem atevery secondoftheday. Thisallows forthem toaccessinformationextremelyeasily andfast. Thusbeingsaid, they
have aneasierabilitytocheatduringtest,just togetperfectorthedesiredmarkstofulfilthepressure offurtheringtheir
education.
● Sleeppatterns inteens have been extremely impacted bycellphone usage. Thishas caused formany teenstodevelop insomnia.
● Textinganxietyisanewformofanxietythat has been found- thisiswhenpeopledevelop anxietyduetotextingpeopleand not
gettingreplieswhenthey want,ornotgettingthe replythey wanted tohear.
● Sextingandsending outsexualphotos ofoneselfisanewdilemma that societyhas seen withinteens.This has caused todamage
teensreputations and theirselfesteem, causingsignsofdepression,andcanalsolead toeatingdisorders.
● (berry,k.2015)

11. Howsocialmediaappsplayaroleinneurosisdevelopmentinteens
Has caused forthepressuretobeperfect.
Pressure tomakethemselves available 24/7,tokeeptheirsociallives “popular”.
Due tothe factthat teenagers arestaying up,andwakingupallhours ofthenighttocheckin
withtheirpeers andidols,tochecktheirsocialmedia, iscausing sleepdeprivation.This
isleading todepression,irritability,andaremorepronetobecomingsickwiththeflu
andcolds.
Studies have shown,that moregirlsthan boyslooktosocialmedia sitesforhelpwhenfeeling
down,orneedingadvice.
Mainlyinteenage girls,socialmedia siteshave caused ahuge pressure onthemtobeperfect,
withperfecthair,body,teeth, boyfriend,etc...whentheydon’tfeelthey fitthisroleof
perfection,studies have shownthisiswheneatingdisordersbeing,and theybeginto

12. Socialisolation-“the
completeornearcomplete
lackofcontactwithpeople
andsocietyformembersof
socialspecies.

13. Socialisolationduetocellphonesocialmedia
Todaysocietyholdsalargeimpactonteenagers. Teenstodayhaveveryhighexpectationsfrom
theirpeers,authorities,andthemselves.Theseexpectationshavecausedforteenagersto
developmanymental disorders,onebeingsocialisolation.Teenagers aretryingtofillthis
needtobewhattheyareexpectedtobe.Butwhentheygetcaughtupwithsocialmediathey
cannotfilltheseexpectationshowtheywant.Theyareexpectedtositathomeandstudy,and
getajobtosavemoneyforpostsecondaryeducationandgetvehicles,etc..Whenteensare
scrollingthroughsocialmediaandseetheirfriends,orpeersoutandabouthaving funwhile
theyarestucklisteningtotheirauthorities,working,ordoingotherthingsthan
socializing,itcausesfortheteenstofeelliketheyarenotwantedorappreciatedbytheir
friends,causingthemtodistantthemselvesevenmore,whichwillleadtosocialisolation.

14. Howsocialisolationhasbeencreatedfromphones
● 55percentofteenshave saidthat they contacttheirfriendsmorethroughtextmessage thanthey do
face toface.Thisbeingsaid,teens have showedsignsinnotknowinghowtoproperlyinteractwith
peopleoneonone.
● Teensarenotfamiliarwithhowtohave formal conversations,because they aresoused totexting
informally, andwhenthey dohave face tofaceconversations they arenotusually formal(Ling,r.
2010).
● Teenshave begantoisolatethemselves away fromtheirfamilies,staying intheirroomsforlong
periodsoftimes,scrollingthrough socialmedia, watchingvideos uploaded andshared bytheir
peers,orjust beinggluedtotheirphones textingand updating friendsthroughsocialmedia.
● Eating disordersisbecomingalarge mental illness intoday's society.Studies have shownthat
duetotheneed tofeelperfectandbeexactlylikeone's peersplays ahuge roleineating disorders.
● Teenshave accesstosearchspecificthingsthroughsocialmedia regardingeating disorders,
makingthem morevulnerable todeveloping them. Eating disorderscanleadtosocialisolation
inteens because theynowfeelliketheyarebeingjudged bytheirpeers,causingthem togainafear
ofsociety(Ling,r.2010)

15. Howi'veseensocialmediaandcellphonesaffectneurosisandsocialisolation
problems
Being21,andhaving2youngersiblingsihavewatched theevolutionofcellphones growdrastically. Ihaveseenmany
changes inthebehaviourofmysiblingsandtheirfriends,andihavealsowitnessedmanyissuesthathaveariseddueto
socialmedia.Duringhighschool, imyselfhadgoneacoupletimeswithnophone duetothefactthatihadbrokenit,lost
it,gotitstolen,etc...thosedaysthatiwentwithoutaphone, icanclearly rememberhowupsetandpanicked ihadfelt.Not
havingmyphone onmemademefeellikeiwasoutoftheloopwithmyfriends,andthosewhoiwenttoschoolwith. Ifelt
thatiwasgoingtomisssomuchandcouldfeelmyselfbecominganxiousduetothefactofnothavingmyphone. There is
alsodayswhen myfriendsgetextremelyupsetwhen theyview mysocialmediacontentandnotice thattheyarenotincluded
forspecificthings.Myyoungersiblingsareatcompletelydifferentstagesasiamwithcellphones andsocialmedia,there
istimesthattheinternet willgodown,andtheywillbegintogetanxiousandangrybecausetheycannottalktotheir
friends,orcan’tseewhattheyaredoing.

16. References
Newstream, Arraycomm.December 16, 2014. Martin Cooper History of cell Phones. Retrieved from
http://inventors.about.com/cs/inventorsalphabet/a/martin_cooper.htm
The Dictionary. 2016. Neurosis Definition. Retrieved from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/neurosis
No author. 2016. The History and Evolution of Cellphones. Retrieved from https://www.artinstitutes.edu/blog/the-history-and-
evolution-Lof-cell-phones
Udorie, June Eric. September 16, 2015. Social Media Is Harming the Mental Health Of Teenagers. The State has to Act. Retrieved
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