"When I was in high school, there was a peer with a Napoleonic complex who loved to target anyone who stood out as "weak." One day, this lanky, glasses-wearing kid we'll call Brian, who, if you didn't know him, might think he was a complete nerd who would flee at any sign of conflict. An unprovoked verbal assault began following Brian up the hall. As the aggressor advanced, a particularly foul barrage of insults settled like a fog around Brian in the hallway."
"Therapists' attention to bullying should follow suit. I review mountains of psychological assessments in my work, and even children who share with me they have been bullied, and possess characteristics likely to make them targets (elaborated on below), rarely have it mentioned in their records. With about 20 percent of children experiencing bullying, it seems it would be noted in clinical assessments more often."
Bullying often involves intentional, repeated, and harmful aggressive behaviors among peers. Some targeted students respond aggressively and may retaliate, but many lack the fortitude to defend themselves. Approximately one in five high school students experience school-based bullying and one in six experience online bullying, with about 20 percent of children affected overall. Clinical records frequently omit documented bullying even when children disclose victimization and display targetable characteristics. Bullying exposure carries serious psychological sequelae and therefore warrants routine, documented inquiry by clinicians comparable to screening for suicidal or homicidal ideation, including noting pertinent negatives.
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