Diminished Self-concept and Value After Bullying

Child development, bullying

The weak, bully others….

If people throw stones at you take them up and build something

According to well known psychologist Erik Erikson every child passes through various stages of development at the respective ages in their life for example infancy, early childhood, preschool, school age, adolescence his is constant for the fast majority; with few exceptions. These stages have adverse effects on these children; development itself is a hurdle that every child has to overcome as they mature into teens and young adults however this is predominantly not the only obstacles that they have to overcome.

Bullying. Bullying may be defined as the activity of aggressive behavior intended to threaten, intimidate, force, abuse and/or impose display control over others to cause harm emotionally or physically. Bullying is one of those major obstacles that almost every child has to put up with as they develop. It is such a huge and influential problem that it extends way beyond the boundaries of child development; it is unfortunately a lifelong issue affecting people of all age, gender, race and social status.

The behavior is often recurrent; bullies often think they are in some position of superiority over the person they bully in some shape or form. This is generally the antecedent which fuels them to display/project their smilingly dominance over others using negative behaviors. These targets are often as a result of obvious factors about that are visible to all that makes them stand out. They are seen as not normal thus they are targeted either by exclusion, rejection or punishment (Erikson, 2001).

In order to solve the problem of bullying we firstly have to understand them and what makes them act in ...

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..., have low self-esteem, have depression, anxiety, loneliness, isolation, have nightmares, have an increased risk of depression, may turn to drugs or alcohol and have increased risk of suicide. However a few people argue that bulling can yield positive result such as teaching life lesson, build independence and instill values in the child being bullied.

References

Cambridgeshire County Council: Children and families. Cambridgeshire County Council. 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-10-28.

Ericson, Nels (June 2001). "Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying". OJJDP Fact Sheet #FS-200127 (U.S. Department of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) 27. Retrieved 2013-10-28.

Gordon, S. (2014) Learn how to recognize strains of bullies.Retrieved February 1, 2014, from http://bullying.about.com/od/Bullies/a/6-Common-Types-Of-Bullies.htm