Acts Of Aggression and Intimidation

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Acts Of Aggression and Intimidation
BullyingPresented byMara Madrigal-Weiss
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What is Bullying?
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Acts of Aggression or Intimidation

• This happens when a student is intentionally or
  repeatedly exposed to negative acts by one or
  more students.

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The acts of Aggression or Intimidation Imply
an Unbalance of Power and Strength.
The student who is being bullied has difficulties
defending himself.
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In Summary

• The intention to cause harm exists
• It is a repeated act
• Occurs in a relationship where there is no
  balance of power

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DIRECT ACTS

• hitting, kicking, shoving, spitting
• Provoking by making jokes, racial insults,
  verbal sexual harassment
• threats, obscene gestures

• Physical
• Verbal
• Non verbal

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INDIRECT ACTS

• Physical
• Verbal
• Non verbal

• make a person attack another person
• spread rumors
• Purposely exclude someone from the group or
  activity

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This Problem Affects Everyone

• Victims
• Aggressors/Predators
• People who witness the abuse

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THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS AT SCHOOL

• Interferes with students learning.
• Creates an environment of fear and lack of
  respect.
• The students can perceive the lack of control or
  attention.

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THE SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF BEING A VICTIM OF
AGGRESSION

• Low self-esteem
• Illness
• Misses School
• Depression and Anxiety
• Suicide Thoughts

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Children who are victims may manifest/display
the following traits/characteristics

• quiet, careful and sensitive
• insecure, and can have low self-esteem
• physically weaker (males)
• worried that someone wants to hurt them
• more social with adults than with other kids
  their age

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More Effects of Aggression or Intimidation

• 10 of the students who leave school before
  graduating reported that they did it because of
  frequent acts of abuse and intimidation

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Long-Term Effects of Aggressive or Abusive
Children

• 50 of those children tend to grow up to be
  criminals when they reach adulthood
• In these children exist a tendency to not finish
  the university or find a good job

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Children who show aggression or intimidation to
others could be

• Have positive attitudes about violence
• Get mad or frustrated easily
• Have difficulties obeying the rules
• Physically bigger or stronger (males)

• Upset, misbehaving and not showing compassion
• Be aggressive with adults
• good at getting out of situations when they are
  being accused of harming others
• Have high self-esteem

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Reporting Victimization

• A lot of children do not report anything about
  being bullied to school personnel.
• It is less probable that older students and boys
  report that they have been victimized than
  younger students and girls.

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Simple Solutions (but not necessarily right ones)
to the Aggression Problem

• Encourage the students to handle the problem
  themselves.
• Teach the victims to defend themselves.
• Encourage them to use mediation.
• Increase the self-esteem of the abusers.
• Make the abusers take group therapy.

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For more information

• Mara Madrigal-Weiss
• San Diego County
• Office of Education
• Phone [phone]