BULLYING ~ WHAT IS IT?
Definition: Repeated physical, verbal sexual, or psychological attacks or intimidation by an individual who is perceived as being physically or psychologically stronger than another.
TYPES OF BULLYING
Physical
Physical bullying occurs when one person or a group of people picks on or harasses another person in a face to face confrontational manner.
It can take the form of: subtle actions to casually degrade the person over time, or a series of more aggressive and direct acts to purposefully hurt the person in a more immediate fashion. It may include: slapping, hitting, choking, poking, punching, kicking, pinching, scratching, spitting, twisting limbs into painful positions, damaging or destroying clothes and property belonging to another person. |
Verbal
The most common form of bullying used by both boys and girls. It accounts for 70% of reported bully incidents.
It can take the form of: name-calling, taunting, belittling, cruel criticism, racial slurs, inappropriate & suggestive or abusive remarks. It can involve: abusive phone calls, intimidating emails, anonymous notes, false accusations and rumors or gossip. |
Relational
Relational Aggressors try to gain power by purposely bringing down another
person’s sense of self. It can take the form of: ignoring, isolating, excluding and/or shunning. |