Inquiry Project Final

Hi everyone, Phoebe and I finished our inquiry today and did a whiteboard animation/presentation video podcast using Canva premium. We both hope you enjoy watching as we reflect on our inquiry process and dive into answering our main inquiry question: How does online technology play a role with self diagnosing?

We experienced a few issues with making the white board animation as it was a new concept to both of us. We watched different tutorial videos on YouTube and ironically Tik Tok to help guide us, which furthermore highlights that technology and social media platforms has some cons but definitely has its pros as well.

Overall, this was a very enjoyable process and every bump in the road taught us new skills and the ability to find solutions to our problems.

References:

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Banner Health. (n.d.). TikTok self-diagnoses on the rise: Why it’s harmful.

Columbia University. (n.d.). Understanding algorithms.

Harvard University. (2025, April 2). Dr. TikTok: The impacts of misinformation on mental health self-diagnosis.

Johns Hopkins Medicine. (2023). Social media and self-diagnosis.

Mathes, B. M., Norr, A. M., Allan, N. P., Albanese, B. J., & Schmidt, N. B. (2018). Cyberchondria: Overlap with health anxiety and unique relations with impairment, quality of life, and service utilization. Psychiatry Research, 261, 204–211.

Mood & Mind Centre. (n.d.). Self-diagnosing through TikTok.

National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2020). Digital health literacy and its implications.

National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2022). ADHD-related content on TikTok

National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2023). Digital divide and health literacy.