Cyberbullying

  As with bullying outside the virtual environment, cyberbullying can have serious consequences for young victims. In general, an initial picture of isolation and sadness can progress to serious depression, anxiety disorder, and panic syndrome. If the case is not discovered and the sequelae are not treated, victims of cyberbullying can carry with their symptoms of trauma for the rest of their lives, which often causes poor school performance, low self-esteem, and difficulties in relating to others. In the most extreme cases, the victim of cyberbullying can commit suicide. Steps you should take to avoid becoming a victim of cyberbullying? At first, glance, talking about attitudes to prevent cyberbullying from happening to you may seem strange, since the victim of an assault should never be held responsible for the crime. However, since aggression exists, it is always good to take certain precautions so that you are not a victim. The main precautions are: - Don't expose your ...

  As with bullying outside the virtual environment, cyberbullying can have serious consequences for young victims. In general, an initial picture of isolation and sadness can progress to serious depression, anxiety disorder, and panic syndrome. If the case is not discovered and the sequelae are not treated, victims of cyberbullying can carry with their symptoms of trauma for the rest of their lives, which often causes poor school performance, low self-esteem, and difficulties in relating to others. In the most extreme cases, the victim of cyberbullying can commit suicide. Steps you should take to avoid becoming a victim of cyberbullying? At first, glance, talking about attitudes to prevent cyberbullying from happening to you may seem strange, since the victim of an assault should never be held responsible for the crime. However, since aggression exists, it is always good to take certain precautions so that you are not a victim. The main precautions are: - Don't expose your ...

Cyberbullying is the practice of intimidation, humiliation, vexatious exposure, persecution, slander, and defamation through virtual environments, such as social networks, email, and messaging applications. The highest incidence of cyberbullying cases occurs among adolescents, however, there is a considerable number of young adults who use this criminal practice. What is cyberbullying? The word cyberbullying is a combination of two words, cyber and bullying. Cyber ​​is a contraction of the word cybernetic, which, in Communication Theory, refers to what is connected to the information and communication network, more precisely, to the internet. The word bullying is formed from the word bully, which means bully, plus the suffix “ing”, which indicates continuity of the action exposed in a verb. Cyberbullying can be worse than bullying in the school environment, as the victim cannot escape it. Bullying is a form of physical, verbal, and psychological aggression that is systematic and c...

  All human inventions have at least two sides: they can be extremely useful and pleasant, or they can be dangerous. It all depends on how we use them. In this digital age, communication favors electronic means and is done through social networks, SMS, and WhatsApp, among others, which has somehow changed social relationships. Today it is possible, for example, to find people lost in the time and space of our lives, to establish and maintain contact with those who deserve our affection, but also to defame, ridicule, intimidate, mistreat, and there we are facing a new form of bullying - cyberbullying. Photos in acts of intimacy, alone or with another, when shared with someone on the internet, are easily viewed and shared with the entire internet community and can even go viral. The same happens with what is shared through the cell phone, smartphone, or any other device that allows the dissemination of written, oral, or image information. To keep the moments that we consider ...