Think Like a Psychologist Discussion Board

Student B

One developmental challenge that adolescents face during adolescence is bullying. Bullying is defined as an ongoing and deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical, and/or social behavior that intends to cause physical, social, or psychological harm. Bullying is known for taking a toll on adolescents, emotionally, physically, ands cognitively.

The physical effects of bullying can be obvious and immediate, such as being injured from a physical attack with a classmate. However, the ongoing stress and trauma of being bullied can also lead to physical problems over time such as sleep disorders, stomachaches, headaches, heart palpitations, dizziness, bedwetting, and chronic pain (Bullying Fact Sheet, 2017). "Bully that occurs when one person spreads insults or rumors about another, by means of social media posts". (pg.340 Kathleen Stassen Berger). Research has also consistently shown that bullying can have a negative impact on how well children and adolescents do in school. Bullying has a negative impact on both grades and standardized test scores starting as early as kindergarten and continuing through high school (Bullying Fact Sheet, 2017). Some of the socio-emotional effects of bullying include depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, self-harming behavior, alcohol and drug use and dependence, aggression, and involvement in violence or crime (Bullying Fact Sheet, 2017).

Bullying Fact Sheet. Stop Bullying. (2017). Retrieved March 25, 2022, from