Cyberbullying has become a more common trend of bullying in today’s society. “A Psychological Typology of Cyberbullies in Schools” addresses the issues of cyberbullying in the 21st century and the characteristics that define these types of bullies. While the article discussed these sub-topics throughout the paper the one that was the most important in my opinion is the unanswered questions regarding cyberbullying. These questions don’t have a correct answer, so I could implement them in a way to teach my future students about cyberbullying, the concept of this type of bullying, and what I hope that they learn from the lesson.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the innovation of technology has grown tremendously. This growth has led to …show more content…
However, the most important concept that I took away from this reading was there are still many questions on what cyberbullying is and the answers are subjective. While reading the article I noticed that it had the reader consider some aspects and whether or not the situation stays within the lines of cyberbullying. For example, can it be considered cyberbullying when the victim finally notices the posting and they become effected by it (Kyriacou)? This is important to me because there is no definite answer to this question. In my opinion this shouldn’t be a question that is still being debated on because it is cyberbullying the moment it is posted online. Since these aspects are very opinionated it will be hard to establish the clear lines within cyberbullying and its definition. Cyberbullying may have a lot of questions still unanswered, but in my future classroom I hope to be able to answer some of these …show more content…
The question that I have is, “since there are psychological aspects considered in the five types and cyberbullying as a whole; can we consider it a psychological disorder”? I believe that researchers could use this question to examine different psychological disorders to see what compares to the five types or just the general concept of cyberbullying. The types and general aspects of cyberbullying would be examined multiple times to see if they fit into a disorder that is already known. If nothing is comparable to a disorder, then these aspects can be examined to see if one should be created and what set guidelines does it have to meet. Then, if I was the researcher and I had created a new type of disorder I would try to see which major group of disorders they fit into. This would allow others to notice that they are truly being considered as a psychological disorder. Creating this question makes me feel as if it should be something that researchers and others should consider when examining
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the innovation of technology has grown tremendously. This growth has led to …show more content…
However, the most important concept that I took away from this reading was there are still many questions on what cyberbullying is and the answers are subjective. While reading the article I noticed that it had the reader consider some aspects and whether or not the situation stays within the lines of cyberbullying. For example, can it be considered cyberbullying when the victim finally notices the posting and they become effected by it (Kyriacou)? This is important to me because there is no definite answer to this question. In my opinion this shouldn’t be a question that is still being debated on because it is cyberbullying the moment it is posted online. Since these aspects are very opinionated it will be hard to establish the clear lines within cyberbullying and its definition. Cyberbullying may have a lot of questions still unanswered, but in my future classroom I hope to be able to answer some of these …show more content…
The question that I have is, “since there are psychological aspects considered in the five types and cyberbullying as a whole; can we consider it a psychological disorder”? I believe that researchers could use this question to examine different psychological disorders to see what compares to the five types or just the general concept of cyberbullying. The types and general aspects of cyberbullying would be examined multiple times to see if they fit into a disorder that is already known. If nothing is comparable to a disorder, then these aspects can be examined to see if one should be created and what set guidelines does it have to meet. Then, if I was the researcher and I had created a new type of disorder I would try to see which major group of disorders they fit into. This would allow others to notice that they are truly being considered as a psychological disorder. Creating this question makes me feel as if it should be something that researchers and others should consider when examining