Bullying and Cyberbullying Basics
TWO main types of bullying:
Direct and Indirect
What is Mental/Emotional Health?
Mental/emotional health is the ability to handle the stresses and changes of everyday life in a reasonable way.
Resilience is...
The ability to recover from problems or loss.
An emotional problem marked by long periods of hopelessness and despair.
What is Depression
Your friend tells you they're being bullied at school. What's one thing you should NOT tell them to do?
1. Fight back/retaliate
2. Ignore serious threats
3. Handle everything alone
What TWO main characteristics separate bullying from a normal conflict?
1. Repeated
2. Power Imbalance
Confidence is...
The belief in your ability to do what you set out to do.
Anxiety is...
An overwhelming feeling of dread, much like fear.
Worrying all the time for reasons that aren't important.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
1. Speak up safely
2. Support the target
3. Get an adult
4. Report the behavior
What are the THREE bullying behaviors?
1. Physical bullying
2. Verbal bullying
3. Psychological bullying
Frequent changes in emotional state.
Negative stress is also known as...
Distress
An intense and exaggerated fear of a specific situation or object.
Your friend has been unusually withdrawn and sad for several weeks. What should you do?
- Check on them
- Listen without judging
- Encourage/involve a trusted adult or professional
Those who are bullied or cyberbullied may suffer from negative physical and mental/emotional effects. LIST FOUR:
- Feelings of fear, helplessness, depression, loneliness, thoughts of suicide
- Low self-esteem
- Problems sleeping
- Headache, stomachache, poor appetite
- Use alcohol and drugs
- Skip school
- Receive poor grades
What are TWO signs of having good mental/emotional health?
- Good attitude/positive outlook
- Knowing strengths and improving weaknesses
- Setting goals
- Being responsible
- Relax and have fun
- Knowing your feelings and how to express them
- Accepting constructive feedback and YOURSELF
- Able to adapt
- Show empathy
TWO Ways to Cope with Stress and/or Anxiety:
- Relaxing
- Physical activity
- Talking about it
- Keeping a positive outlook
A variety of psychological conditions that affect a person's ability to get along with others.
What is a Personality Disorder
A peer keeps receiving cruel messages from classmates in a group chat. They are embarrassed and want to delete everything immediately.
What should they do BEFORE deleting the messages?
Save evidence/screenshots and report the cyberbullying to a trusted adult/platform/school.
What are the steps to help a friend escape bullying?
1. Ensure you're safe and escape/tell the bully to leave them alone/distract the bully
2. Encourage the friend to tell an adult
3. Spend time with the friend and ask them how they would like you to help
Self-esteem is how you feel about yourself (more emotional, "how much" you value those traits).
Your friend is overwhelmed by school, isn't sleeping well, and say they can't stop worrying.
Name TWO healthy strategies they could use to cope with their stress.
- Exercise
- Talking to someone
- Relaxation/Meditation
- Getting enough sleep
- Time Management
- Taking a break
A person experiences hallucinations, delusions, and difficulty distinguishing what is real.
What mental disorder could these symptoms be associated with?
A friend says something that makes you think they might hurt themselves. They ask you to promise not to tell anyone. What should you do?
Take it seriously and tell a trusted adult immediately.