...Bullying Report Lorrie George BSHS/325 September 15, 2014 Erin Jacobs Bullying Report Bullying has become a very serious issue that affects school aged children and adolescents in today’s society. Bullying can happen to any child ranging in ages from children in kindergarten all the way to seniors in high school, and can be done physically, emotionally, verbally. Bullying is not only limited to schools, it can also be done in the child’s home and where the child works. Studying the issue of bullying and how it affects human development is extremely important. It is also important to gain an understanding of the child’s life to understand why it is that he or she is bullying. Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) reports that “studies suggest that kids who bully are more than likely to have been raised in a home where physical punishment is used as discipline” (n.d.). Learning which factors influence an individual to become a bully will allow the appropriate treatment to be administered to help the individual. Bullying not only hurts a person physically, mentally, and emotionally; it can also result in devastating consequences. Individuals who are being bullied have more negative health indicators that include violent behavior, depression and risk of suicide, physical health problems, poorer quality of life, delinquency, school and psycho-social maladjustment, and risk of future psychiatric problems and disorders than can possibly follow them into...
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...Bullying Report Jaleesa Brown BSHS/325 June 12, 2014 Eric Tomlinson Bullying Report When you think of the word bully what comes to mind? For some it is being made fun of and for others it is the biggest person in the neighborhood beating them up and taking their things. No matter what circumstance and form it comes in being bullied can make a person feel depressed, hurt and alone. In this paper I will be talking about why bullying is a issue to study in human development, the three components or types of bullying behavior, how gender and sexual orientation influence styles of bullying, how self-esteem affects bullying, and also how family interactions are affected by bullying. Why bullying is an issue to studying human development Bullying is defined as being about power, control, and abuse over another. It can lead to physical injury, social issues, emotional problems, and maybe even death. This is why bullying is important issue to study in human development because children or adolescence that are bullied can be at great risk for mental health problems. This includes depression, anxiety, headaches, and even problems adjusting to school. These are not the only problems that can occur a greater risk of substance abuse and violent behavior toward others can happen later on in life. Three components or types of bullying behavior Most experts may agree that the desire to harm another person is what sets bullying apart from just being mean. There...
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...Dealing With Bullying by: Shaun Black May 1, 2014 BSHS/325 Stephanie Munro Hello my name is Shaun Black, I will be addressing the dangers of bullying in this report. I will be explaining the following topics: why bullying is an issue to study in human development, the three components or types of bullying behavior, as observed by researchers, how gender and sexual orientation influence styles of bullying, how self-esteem affects bullying, and how family interactions are affected by bullying. Why is bullying such an issue in the study of human development? The growing interest in bullying over the past decade hasn't been without just cause, as a saddening number of school shootings, student suicides, and other tragic incidents have demonstrated the heartbreaking consequences of unchecked bullying. As a result, schools have been taking a hard line on students accused of bullying, parents are speaking out, and the issue has become the rallying point for a number new anti-bullying organizations. Yet while bullying is doubtless a major problem and one that should be addressed with the utmost seriousness, the reality is that many who are speaking out against it and proposing legislation on it really know little about the psychological and sociological research that has been done on the subject. While some stereotypes about bullies and their victims have proven true, other studies demonstrate that a more measured approach to bullying may be more effective than current...
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...Bullying Report What is bullying? Bullying is defined as situations were one individual or even group abuses power over another. Bullying is about power and abuse. The individual getting bullied feels threatened and uncomfortable. Bullying is an issue that affects millions of students. 1 out of 4 kids are bullied and up to 43% of students have been bullied online. Bullying can lead to suicide of victims. Kids that are bullied are likely to experience depression, anxiety, sadness, loneliness, and changes in sleep and eating patterns, and loss of interest. They are more likely to miss, skip, and drop out of school. These patterns can continue into adulthood. Why do bullies bully? This often happens because they have been bullied growing up or are going through a hard time at home. They may not feel loved or needed. So they take their hurt out on others that they see as weaker than them. They are actually hurting inside. How to identify bullying behavior? There are many types of bullying such as verbal, physical, and cyber bullying. We as teachers and school staff can look out for these types of bullying behavior. Verbal bullying is the use of name calling, and taunting. Physical bullying is the intent to hurt a child such as fighting, pushing, exc. Signs to look out for are : Pushing, shoving, spreading bad rumors, keeping certain people “out” of a group for no reason, teasing in a mean and hurtful way, and getting people to gang up on others. Cyber bullying occurs...
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...Bullying Report Carone Williams BSHS/325 11/19/14 Sandra Matthews Bullying Report Good morning. This is a very important meeting that is directed to the school counselors. I will describe bullying and its behavior on adolescent. I’ll also explain why bullying is an issue that needs to be addressed. First, let me discuss what exactly is bullying: Bullying is when a person attempt to take control over another person with an attempt to make person feels helpless. Bullying involves exploitation and injustice on the person that is being bullied. Bullying can be physical, mentally, emotionally and verbally. According to the bullying statistics 2010, it reveals that bullying is a crime that is not going away anytime soon. There are about 160,000 children that miss school every day out of fear of being bullied. Bullying statistics 2010 also report an increase in cyber bullying activities. Signs of bullying victims are; adolescent appears moody, afraid of attending school and school activities, loneliness, sadness, depression. Bullying can occurs up to adulthood and can cause lead to suicide. Bullying can be...
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...Bullying Report Kristianna Garcia BSHS/ 325 March 23, 2015 Debra Napier Bullying Report Bullying, a behavior that has been seen through out the years with every generation and every age. Bullying is the act of intimidating or influencing others to take control of the victim Bullying is about control, power, and abuse. The majority of bullying is usually done in the situation where there is a large diverse group of children, this occurs at school. Therefore as school counselors it is key that you are aware of what bullying is, the impacts it has, how to handle a child that has been bullies, as well as those who bully others. There are a total of three different types of bully that a child can encounter. The first is Physical bullying, this is were a bully will put their hands and cause harm to another child. This type of bullying can cause serious physical harm to the child’s health. Physical bullying is most seen with boys, where they are kicking, hitting, pushing etc. This occurs because boys are taught that they are to be manly and that is how they have been taught that men solve problems. In addition boys find it easiest to intimidate others through physical stature. Physical bullying tend to be the focus on school administration due to the fact that any violence puts other students’ health at risk. In addition many schools have a zero tolerance policy toward violence. Although physical bullying is a main focus in schools it is not the only one that causes serious harm...
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...Bullying Report Theodore Ofstedahl BSHS 325 June 30, 2014 Jennifer Munro Bullying Report As school counselors, understanding bullying, and dealing with bullying, will help students in many areas. Counselors need to understand the severe impact it has on its victims. Understanding bullying will remove fear, improve self-esteem, improve grades, and in worse case scenarios’ save lives. We are going to take a look at the components, and types of bullying. How does bullying affect self-esteem? What are the gender and sexual orientation influences, and the effect of family interactions? The effects of bullying causes emotional distress, depression, fear, worry, anxiety, humiliation, loss of self-esteem, and can lead to suicide. The goals of the bully, is to be dominant over their victims, control their victim, and to project on to the victim, feelings of vulnerability. Power imbalance is an important factor for the bully, because they view their victims unable to defend themselves. (2011, Conflict with Character) Bullies seek weak, vulnerable victims, and the victims are left with feelings of helplessness. Bullying is often progressive, and victims are bullied through various methods, which include direct, verbal and indirect bullying. Direct bullying includes shoving, pushing, spitting, or hitting, and kicking. Remember, bulling is not a joke, or an accident, it is direct harassment done on purpose. Direct bullying is an aggressive method, taking advantage of age,...
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...Due 10/5/2014 BSHS 325 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT BULLYING REPORT BY Matthew Lindsay Bullying- Bullying is an issue today with children at an early age and can continue through adult years. Bullying is about power and control with a person. A person who thrives on power preys on the week like a person with low self – esteem. This type of behavior can last though a person’s adult years. Bullying is an issue and has been an issue for centuries. With the study of human development it is an issue because it can lead to depression, substance abuse, suicide, and can effect a student’s learning and development and sometimes lead to safety issues for an individual or a group. Bullies have been around for generations, but in recent years experts have realized that bullying has long term effects both for the victims and the bullies. Bullying violates a section in the Unites Nations Universal Declarations of human rights. Also medical associations released a statement in 2002 declaring bullying a public health problem, because of its long term effect long term mental health results. There are three types of bullying, which are physical bullying, direct bullying and indirect bullying. Physical bullying is bullying by use of physical force, which is prevalent in schools. This type of bullying may involve spitting on a person, shoving, punching...
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...Bullying has been a very challenging issue to resolve for many years. It is increasingly spreading by the use of social media, where most bullies spread malice at the touch of a button. Bullying’s prevalence has lead to numerous consequences such as anxiety, depression, diminished effort in academics, and suicide. Many schools have implemented effective anti-bullying policies to prevent these consequences from occurring, but this school’s current policy hasn’t incorporated strict rules and consequences to battle issues associated with bullying. In order to eliminate bullying as a whole, the school must implement a new policy which imposes strict consequences on bullies. Bullying is a very prevalent issue that is easily caused by many different...
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...a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.” Since bullying is a serious and negatively impactful issue, both in person and on the internet, it can trigger the victim’s emotions. Although, the president and many schools are trying to stop bullying it can continuously cause victims to be depressed or even get to the point where sadly they lose their lives. Both texts, “President: Just Say No to Bullying” and “Schools Take Steps to Stop Bullies” support the common fact of the role of society is to stop bullying. First of all, “President: Just Say No to Bullying” informs all people to quit offending people physically and emotionally. “President: Just Say No to Bullying” is a report about a conference with the former president, Barack Obama. In this report he addressed the issues with bullying and in the text, Obama later explained that when he was a child, he too suffered from bullying. He explained that he was bullied for his “humongous” ears. He notes, "Bullying can have destructive consequences for our young people—and it's not...
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...Paper 3 - Victims of Bullying, Mental Health, and Nursing Victims of bullying are at a high risk of developing various types of mental illnesses, and the evidence on this topic in the research literature can be used to inform psychiatric nursing practice. The available studies on mental health and its connection to bullying victims shows that preventing mental illness and promoting mental health involves a comprehensive approach, using combination of techniques that must be implemented by many stakeholders. The information that comes from these studies suggests that psychiatric nursing must take research findings into account. It also suggests that nurses have a definite role to play in terms of providing direct patient care, referring the patient to other helpful medical and community resources, offering education to the patient and family, and providing follow-up care. Specific interventions based on this evidence could also be adopted by Registered Nurses (RNs) after they graduate. Literature Review There is a wealth of literature available on the subject of bullying. This literature demonstrates that there is a clear link between bullying victimization and many types of mental health issues. However, it also suggests ways that mental health could be promoted among this population, and how rehabilitation could be administered. Studies have shown that bullying victims are at a higher risk for certain types of mental illness, and that issues of symptom severity, compared...
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...Bullying HCA 430 Annie Askew November 15, 2013 Professor Gordon Introduction The question in many people’s mind today is, “What is bullying”? The definition of bullying the use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants. (“Bullying,” 2013) This word can be defined in many different ways. Some states have no legal definition of bullying, while some U. S. States have laws against it. On stopbullying.gov website, bullying definition is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. These types of behaviors are repeated over time which includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose. However, bullying happens at the workplace, on social media websites, church and many other places to numerous to mention. At a time it was only the kids, but grown-up are experiencing bullying of all types. The headline on CNN "Taunting post leads to arrests in Rebecca Sedwick bullying death" brings back into focus the issue of bullying and its devastating impact on young people. According to the Centers for Disease Control some 4,400 youngsters commit suicide each year and for every suicide that ends in death there are an estimated 100 attempts which do not. This means over 400,000 suicide attempts per year and as many as 60 percent of these may be the result of...
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...Bullying in Schools Patrick J. Mullan Empire State College Bullying in Schools There are times in one’s life when something so deeply touches us that we have to stop what we are doing and either blink, smile or cry. For me, such a moment occurred on January 3, 2013 when I read in The Staten Island Advance that a 15 year old girl threw herself in front of a bus while carrying a suicide note in her pocket. This young lady had lived close to my home in Staten Island. Her name was Amanda Cummings, a high school student and a very attractive young woman. It was revealed that she was the victim of bullying both at school. She was also bullied on her cell phone and on the internet when she was at home. Apparently there was some romantic imbroglio over a boy that triggered a group of teenagers to target Amanda with relentless bullying. The young Romeo was 19 years old and apparently he was also involved with the ringleader of the bullies. The gang of bullies urged Amanda to kill herself on numerous occasions. The 19 year old male eventually broke up with Amanda, but the bullying did not cease. Faced with non-ending bullying and the loss of the boy, Amanda felt that she had no choice but to end her short life. In the days that followed Amanda’s death, students at her school posted the vilest messages on her Facebook page and continued their bullying even after she was dead. They expressed happiness over her decision to die and ridiculed her. Not everyone on Facebook was abominable...
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...Would you think teen suicide in the US in increasing or decreasing? In the US suicide was the 3rd most leading cause of death of young adults in 2001 (Satcher). In the US, adolescents are 8% of the 1 in 5 teens considering suicide (“Teen Suicide is Preventable”). As much as people want to think and say that suicide is increasing, honestly it's not by any means. Insulting another person online is cyber bullying (Magid). Unwanted aggressive behavior over time is bully with imbalanced power between the bullying and victim (Magid). Suicide will always be preventable with many programs and personal help beside. The main suicide rates come from many different ethnic groups. The first one would start off with native americans, that are 5 times more...
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...to End Bullying” Every individual longs to be accepted and happy, but in today’s society it is not so simple as too many people are engaging in the terrible act of bullying. Webster’s Dictionary defines bullying as the use of force, threat or coercion to abuse, intimidate or aggressively to impose dominance over others. Bullying in its various forms is one of the new emerging problems that many children and teenagers have to face daily at school or while practicing extracurricular activities away from their parents’ view and protection. This behavior is often habitual and is primarily because of a difference in class, race, gender, religion, sexuality, appearance, behavior, just to name a few. Bullying is a leading social issue among adolescents today whom of which are trying to find their place in the world. In fact, StopBullying.gov expresses that “28% of U. S. students in grades 6–12 have experienced bullying at some point”(Facts About Bullying). It is also important that the victims have an individual of which they feel secure to report the incidents before it is too late. Two solutions to prevent future students from being victimized and put a stop to bullying once and for all include promoting anti-bullying campaigns and mentor programs regarding the effects of bullying and encouraging how the victim can take a stand as well as implementing laws and policies that punish the bully for their actions. Though these acts differ, both contribute to end of bullying. Because...
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