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Assignment 21: Bullying of Children: Bullying Exerts Psychiatric Effects…
Assignment 21: Bullying of Children: Bullying Exerts Psychiatric Effects into Adulthood
Background
Repetitive, aggressive act done to abuse or intimidate others
Various forms: verbal, emotional, physical, and cyberbullying
Can happen: at school, playground, home, or work
Power imbalance is usually involved
Methods: threats, rumor-spreading, exclusion
Usually will overcome these events by the time one reaches adulthood
Experts only know based off of short-term, observational studies
Results of Studies
Neither: over 50%
Victimized: about 25%
Confessed to being a bully: 7%
Bully-Victims (both): about 7%
Bullies had 4x the risk of developing antisocial personality disorder
Victims had 4x the prevalence of agoraphobia, anxiety, and panic disorders
Bully-victims or "loners" have less developed social skills and are more impulsive and aggressive
Significance
Disorders related to bullying impart a great emotional and financial cost to society
Lowering/Preventing bullying could reduce human suffering and long-term health costs
Creating a safer environment for children to grow up in
Research into resilience or why some are able to bounce back in adulthood is ongoing
Key molecules and brain circuit pathway shave have been identified in animals
Other research areas: physiology, genetics, epigenetics, cognitive therapies
What's next?
Studies looking into which interventions work best for bullying are underway
Once interventions identified, find out when to administer them? What stage of life?
Other factors that play a role, such as sexual orientation, need exploration
What happens with peers is more important than what happens at home