FORS5315 Study Guide - Final Guide: Victimology, Psychological Trauma, Capitol Hill Massacre
11 Mar 2014
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Bullying: repetitive, persistent patterns of conduct by one or more children that deliberately inflict physical, verbal, or emotional abuse on another child: characterized by an imbalance of power, intent to harm, and threat of repetition. Teasing: dynamic social interactions comprised of a set of verbal and non-verbal behaviors that occur amongst peers; is humorous and playful on one level but may be annoying to the target child on another level. Victim profiles: profile 1 = submissive, insecure, live in fear, restrict activities, profile 2 = proactive, highly aggressive, acting out behavior. What not to do when working with people being bullied: trivialize the problem, blame the victim, tell the child to tough it out . Ignore potential consequences: tell children to fight back. What to do when working with people being bullied: assess the scope of the problem, teach children to listen to the tone, not the words, protect and support, teach ways of avoiding attacks.
