Reduce your dependency on social media with the simple techniques provided in this free online digital wellness course. Take control of your digital habits and lead a more balanced life with this self-improvement course’s valuable insights and practical strategies. We explore the psychology behind social media addiction and describe its impact on your mental health, relationships and productivity. This wellness course also provides mindfulness techniques and effective time management and goal-setting strategies to help you break the cycle of compulsive scrolling.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 196112 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Compare cravings and impulses in terms of addiction • Outline the causes of addiction in general • Define ‘social media addiction’ • Analyze the excessive and compulsive use of social media • Outline the causes of social media addiction • Identify the signs of social media addiction • Compare the physical and mental effects of social media addiction • Describe the nine self-help techniques used to manage social media addiction mentioned in this course • Discuss the importance of parental guidance and its role in preventing social media addiction • Describe the importance of ‘graduality’ in the process of regaining a healthier lifestyle • Define ‘addiction’ in general • Analyze the phrases ‘dependent on’ and ‘compulsive engagement’ in terms of addiction |
| Course Code | 6055 |
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