Society, even found improvement in happiness with family and schoolwork over that period. These more optimistic findings were also in the latest Children's Society report but were buried at the bottom of their press release.
Davie thinks the rise in self-harm may not be due to a rise in unhappiness, but simply that this age group now sees self-harm as a more-culturally acceptable way to express extreme sufferings. "It may be that previously people didn't know that this was something you could do. If people are talking about something and normalizing it, it's probably more likely that their peers will do it".
If that is the case, it is all the more reason not to make self-harm seem more common than it really it.
1. In response to the survey reported by The Children's Society, the author believes _______.
A. the survey is unscientific as it asked very specific questions
B. the self-destructive behavior for teens is worrying to parents
C. the number of self-harming teens is alarming because of selfies
D. the images of teens' self-harm are becoming more specific
2. What does Max Davie think of self-harm among teenagers?
A. The situation is too worrying
B. The rise is somewhat beneficial
C. The problem is actually widespread
D. The phenomenon is not so universal
3. What can we know from the survey called Understanding Society?
A. Teenagers in the past lived a happier life.
B. selfie culture is responsible for the increase of self-harm
C. There is no connection between self-harm and selfie
D. With selfie teenagers are more satisfied with their appearance
4. The last two paragraphs mainly imply that ________.
A. self-harm results from too much pressure
B. self-harm is the result of social development
C. teens need correct guidance from the outside