Reality Check: How Reality Television Can Affect Youth and How a Media Literacy Curriculum Can Help
Holly S Peek1, Eugene Beresin2
1Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA. hpeek85@gmail.com.
Summary
Reality television may negatively impact adolescent values, but media literacy education offers a solution. This paper proposes a curriculum for psychiatry residents to teach media literacy, protecting youth mental health.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Media Studies
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Reality television presents a blurred line between fiction and reality for young viewers.
- Adolescent values may be negatively influenced by media portrayals.
- Media literacy education shows potential in mitigating negative effects of television programming.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline the benefits of a media literacy curriculum for psychiatry residents.
- To integrate critical media literacy skills, media history taking, and counseling into psychiatric training.
- To equip residents to educate patients and their families on media's mental health impact.
Main Methods:
- The paper proposes a curriculum framework for psychiatry residents.
- It emphasizes critical analysis of media content and its psychological effects.
- It includes training in counseling techniques for discussing media consumption with patients.
Main Results:
- A well-trained resident can effectively teach media literacy skills.
- This education can serve as a preventive measure against negative mental health outcomes.
- The curriculum aims to empower patients and families to critically engage with media.
Conclusions:
- Integrating media literacy into psychiatric residency is crucial.
- Trained residents can play a vital role in safeguarding adolescent mental health from media influences.
- This initiative supports a proactive approach to mental well-being in the digital age.
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