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Running Head: Managing Cyber bullying 1
Managing Cyber bullying 2
MANAGING CYBER BULLYING WITH CBT (COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY) TECHNIQUES IN ADOLESCENCE
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Background 3
What is Cyber Bullying? 3
Different Types of Cyber Bullying 4
The incidence of cyber bullying among adolescents 4
Treatment for the bully 5
Treatment for the Bullied 6
Impact of bullying and use of Cogntitive Behavorial Techniques: 6
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Techniques 8
Introduction of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy intended to decreasing cyber bullying in adolescents 10
Discussion and Conclusion 11
Introduction
The onset of modern digital age has remarkably increased the chances of being harassed online. All our friends and family are online. In addition, eventually anyone who swore of the internet has a profile on Facebook. The trend on online businesses and growing globalization requires that everyone must have a profile or presence online. Studies suggest that almost all adolescents and kids that have access to the internet have a profile online. This has markedly increased the incidences of cyber bullying in school. A hatful comment, a potentially bad picture posted online can trigger a chain of bad or snippy comments. Kids have been bullied. Nevertheless, cyber bullying is a new incidence that is on the rise in schools especially among the adolescents. The numbers are threatening and the educators and authorities are looking for new ways to prevent such incidences. Among such issues, the cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT has been widely accepted as a form of treatment for the bullied. In this report, we shall aim to access the significance of using Cognitive behavioral theory and its impact in treatment of the bullied.
Background
What is Cyber Bullying?
Cyber bullying is the harassment or bullying executed through digital devices like computers, laptops, smart phones, and tablets. The platforms where cyber bullying can occur include social media, chat rooms, and gaming platforms where people can view and participate in the sharing of content (Hinduja & Patchin, 2010). The different types of cyber bullying involve causing humiliation through hateful comments on online platforms/apps, or through SMS or messaging. It comprises posting, sending or sharing negative, nasty or false information about another individual for causing humiliation and character assassination (Slonje & Smith, 2008)
Different Types of Cyber Bullying
A cognizance of the different types of cyber bullying is necessary. This enables parents and young adults to report cyber bullying and adopt measures to prevent cyber bullying (Slonje & Smith, 2008). Following are some of the common types of cyber bullying:
· Publishing an emba
assing or nasty photo or video
· Posting hurtful, nasty or humiliating rumors or comments about an individual online
· Creating a fake or nasty webpage about another individual
· Triggering religious, racial, ethnic or political vitriol online by posting hate comments or content
· Issuing online threats provoking an individual to kill themselves or hurt someone else
· Faking an identity online to ask for or post personal or fake information about someone (Pieschl, Porsch, Kahl, & Klockenbusch, 2013).
The incidence of cyber bullying among adolescents
The numbers are unfortunate. Reports suggest that over 50 % of adolescents and teens in school have been bullied online (Hicks, Jennings, Jennings, Be
y, & Green, 2018). That means that every 1 in 2 individual has a chance of being bullied in school. Again, around 10 % to 20 % of adolescents and teens report to being bullied in school (Baldry, Fa
ington, & So
entino, 2017). They experience regular cyber bullying from their peers, classmates or even strangers. Less than 1 in 5 number of cybe
ullying incidents reported to police. Every 1 in 3 numbers of young people have been threatened online (Chapin, & Brayack, 2016). The incidences vary among boys and girls as well. While girls are more prone to be bullied with 38 % of them that have an online presence report to being cyber bullied, compared to 26 % of boys in the same age group. Adolescents are the most vulnerable population that is subjected to bullying among all the age groups (Hicks, Jennings, Jennings, Be
y, & Green, 2018).
Treatment for the bully
Bullying occurs as a counter measure of misplaced anger in a child. A kid that bully is also in need of help. There are instances when a child is often abused or hurt in this family or by people close to him, which manifests itself in a form of repressed rage (Slonje, Smith & Frisén, 2013).
There are mainly three forms of treatment available to the bully. These include:
· Anger Management: Bullying is common in people that have a difficulty in expressing their emotions and their anger and hurt. Anger management is used to help these adolescents expressed their repressed anger in a healthy more mature way (Watson, Rapee & Todorov, 2017). The main purpose of this therapy is to find the root cause of their anger and using various relaxation techniques to help them focus their negative energies in a more centered rooted way (Kim, Epstein, & Kim, 2017).
· Psychotherapy: A bully is often faced with childhood trauma and abusive behavior at home that has led to their outburst of emotions. So using psychotherapy and talk therapy can help them guide their misdirected anger properly (Dervishi, Lala, & I
ahimi, 2019).
· Interventions: The major way by which the bully type behavior can be halted is by using interventions (Sivaraman, Nye, & Bowes, 2019). These can be obstructions or reprimands that can be ca
ied out by the parents or teachers when a kid is spotted to behave in an aggressive manner. This will help him to understand the problems relating to his behavior (Earnshaw, Reisner, Menino, Poteat, & Schuster, 2018).
Treatment for the Bullied
Kids who are regularly bullied online have a high risk for depression, anxiety and, in some serious cases, suicide (Pieschl, Porsch, Kahl, & Klockenbusch, 2013). There are three types of treatment that are commonly followed. These include:
· Transactional analysis: This type of therapy deals with connecting past trauma to cu
ent issues. Children or adults that still cling to feelings of fear or anxiety due to past bullying may need help overcoming them to deal with the present (Pa
is, Varjas,...