LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS 0618151315
ENG1503
Assignment number: 01
Year: 2023 (SEMESTER 2)
PREVIEW:
a) In your own words, summarise the main ideas of the text.
The text highlights the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and youth,
emphasizing that pandemics and large-scale emergencies can have long-lasting negative effects on
mental well-being. The mitigation measures taken to control the spread of COVID-19, such as social
distancing, school closures, and limited access to healthcare, have disrupted important routines, social
structures, and support systems for children and adolescents. This disruption, coupled with factors like
social isolation, fear of infection, and socioeconomic stressors, has led to increased mental distress
among young individuals
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3. A S S I G N M E N T
3.1 Semester 2 Assignment 1:
Assignment number Unique Number Due Date
Assignment 1 646942 15 August 2023
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
Assignment 01 – Short paragraph questions
Compulsory: Yes Due Date: 15 August 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to teach you how to
critically read an article, and to engage with and reflect on it in an academic manner by answering
the assigned questions in short paragraphs. When marking the assignment, we will penalise poor
language expression. Examples of poor language expression include serious errors in sentence
structure, incomprehensible and barely literate vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, and so on.
Instruction: Read the text below and answer the following questions in short paragraphs of not
more than 150 words each Do not quote directly from the text unless you are instructed to do so.
Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and youth – a systematic
review
Pandemics and other large-scale emergencies have the potential to negatively affect mental health
during the event and long after. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, mitigation measures have
interrupted in-person learning, social and community networks, recreational activities and access
to health care, challenging access to important routines, social structures, resources, and supports.
While these measures are necessary to prevent an escalating public health emergency, prolonged
social isolation and home confinement may lead to immediate and long-term mental health and
well-being challenges (Kaufman et al., 2020; Wang et al., 2020). Short-term factors contributing to
mental distress during the COVID19 pandemic include concerns about SARS-CoV-2 infection and
subsequent health impacts, social isolation, and worsening social determinants of mental health
such as socioeconomic
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