Social factors- bullying

Question 1

What are the types of bullying ?

Answer 1

verbal, emotional, physical, cyber

Question 2

what is verbal bullying?

Answer 2

using words to hurt

Question 3

Examples of verbal bullying

Answer 3

name calling, making hurtful comments, ridiculing, making racist, sexist or disabist comments, making threats

Question 4

what is emotional bullying?

Answer 4

causing psychologicsl hurt

Question 5

Examples of emotional bullying

Answer 5

spreading rumours, excluding, ignoring, stalking

Question 6

what is physical bullying?

Answer 6

using force

Question 7

Examples of physical bullying

Answer 7

hitting, pushing, slapping, kicking, taking/hiding/ damaging another’s belongings

Question 8

what is cyber bullying?

Answer 8

using technology to hurt

Question 9

Examples of cyber bullying

Answer 9

sending hurtful messages via the internet, sharing personal information without permission, posting inappropriate photos, hurtful/anonymous text messaging

Question 10

short-term effects of bullying

Answer 10

stress/anxiety, inability to cope with life events, poor self-image, low self-esteem, withdrawal from school, work and activities, eating disorders.

Question 11

long-term effects of bullying

Answer 11

difficulties in forming relationships, poor academic achievement, substance misuse, self-harm, increased risk of sucide

Question 12

what are vulnerability factors?

Answer 12

These are factors that can increase the likelihood of being bullied such as physical appereance or sucess.

Question 13

how might bullying effect the bully ?

Answer 13

It can effect the bully in many ways such as being more likely to abuse alcohol and drugs, get in to fights, vandalsie property, dropout of school or becoming a criminal