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Today, many teenagers develop strong emotional feelings for celebrities, influencers, and fictional characters they see online. These one-way connections are called parasocial relationships, and they are becoming more common because of social media. Young people often feel these media figures are like real friends, even though they have never met. During the teenage years, when young people are discovering who they are, these connections can affect how they see themselves and what they believe in. [I] However, when teenagers spend too much time thinking about these media figures, they may lose touch with reality and forget about their real friends and family.

Parasocial relationships can be both helpful and harmful for teenagers' mental health. On the good side, following someone who talks openly about mental health problems or difficult experiences can make teens feel less alone. [II] On the bad side, becoming too obsessed with a celebrity might lead to feelings of loneliness, low confidence, and worries about body image. When teens use too much time and energy on media figures, they might ignore their schoolwork and real friendships.

Doctors and therapists are starting to pay more attention to these online connections when they work with teenage patients. Research in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry suggests that mental health professionals should elicit information from teens about which influencers they follow, how strongly they feel about them, and whether these relationships help or hurt their daily life. [III] Learning about a patient's parasocial relationships can help doctors understand how teenagers deal with stress and whether they are at risk of problems like staying away from others or seeing harmful content online.

[IV] When therapists understand teenagers' parasocial relationships, they can better help young people stay mentally healthy. By recognizing which connections are positive and which ones might be causing problems, doctors can use the good relationships as helpful tools while working to fix the unhealthy ones. This way of looking at parasocial bonds helps healthcare workers guide teenagers toward better habits with social media while making sure they still build real friendships that are important for growing up healthy.

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Question 31: The phrase “lose touch with reality” in paragraph 1 has the closest meaning to _________.

A. drift away from                        B. catch up with                                C. look up to                                D. carry on with

Question 32: According to the passage, all of the following are possible negative effects EXCEPT _________.

A. Developing better communication skills

B. Experiencing feelings of loneliness

C. Having low confidence

D. Ignoring schoolwork

Question 33: Where in the paragraph does the following sentence best fit?

These online role models can give teenagers hope and help them understand their own feelings better.

A. [I]                                                B. [II]                                                C. [III]                                                D. [IV]

Question 34: The word “their” in paragraph 2 refers to _________.

A. media figures                                B. teens                                                C. doctors                                        D. role models

Question 35: Which of the following best summarises paragraph 3?

A. Doctors study which social media platforms teenagers use most frequently for entertainment.

B. Therapists believe all parasocial relationships cause harmful effects on teenage mental health.

C. Healthcare providers examine parasocial relationships to understand teens' stress and identify risks.

D. Research shows teenagers must avoid online influencers to maintain healthy real-life friendships.

Question 36: The word “elicit” in paragraph 3 is OPPOSITE in meaning to _________.

A. obtain                                        B. conceal                                        C. reveal                                        D. gather

Question 37: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?

A. Doctors eliminate all parasocial relationships to help teenagers focus only on real-life friendships and family connections.

B. Healthcare professionals encourage teens to avoid social media completely while they learn to develop healthier relationship patterns.

C. Therapists separate positive online connections from negative ones but avoid using either type during their treatment sessions.

D. Healthcare professionals identify helpful parasocial bonds to use therapeutically while addressing the ones causing harm to patients.

Question 38: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Parasocial relationships always prevent teenagers from maintaining real friendships and family connections completely.

B. Mental health professionals recommend eliminating all parasocial bonds to ensure proper teenage development.

C. Understanding parasocial connections helps doctors assess how teenagers handle stress and identify potential risks.

D. Teenagers following mental health influencers will definitely experience loneliness and severe confidence issues.

Question 39: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. Teenagers with parasocial relationships will eventually abandon all their real-world connections and personal responsibilities.

B. Social media platforms should be banned completely for teenagers to prevent any development of parasocial attachments.

C. Mental health professionals consider parasocial relationships as purely negative influences that require immediate intervention.

D. The therapeutic approach to parasocial relationships involves distinguishing beneficial connections from harmful ones strategically.

Question 40: Which of the following best summarises the passage?

A. Parasocial relationships are dangerous one-way connections that always harm teenagers' mental health and academic performance significantly.

B. Social media platforms create parasocial bonds that distract teenagers from reality and should be strictly limited by parents.

C. Teenagers form emotional attachments to online figures during identity development, which primarily causes isolation and low self-esteem.

D. Parasocial relationships have both positive and negative impacts on teenagers, requiring mental health professionals' balanced therapeutic intervention.

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