5. The ability to loosen up, free less restrained
and express oneself more openly
Benign Disinhibition: sharing personal things,
secrets, emotions, fears, and wishes
Toxic Disinhibition: rude language, harsh
criticisms, anger, hatred.
Are theses attempts to resolve
inter/intrapersonal conflict?
Self Actualization?
6. Defense mechanisms are regulatory functions
Superego: Societal constructs
The self does not exist separate from the
environment…therefore
Anonymity, invisibility, minimization of status and
authority, dissociative imagination, and
solipsistic introjection
7. Involves people with similar degrees of
power, or in which neither party uses a
power advantage to prevail unfairly
Involves mutual disagreement or difference
in interests or goals, or reasonable
competing claims
Might not involve wrong-doing
Can be fairly resolved by compromise
involving concession by both
parties, negotiation, and cooperation
8. Involves an imbalance of power wherein one
person is unfairly exercising power over
another
Involves one party exerting their needs or
interests unilaterally over another
Involves hurtful behavior on behalf of one
party again another.
A fair resolution involves a change in the
behavior of the offender; the targeted has no
concession to make
One-sided
9. NORMAL CONFLICT
Mutual and reciprocal, either party may
tease
Good-natured and benign, not intended to
hurt
Intended to be fun/humorous for all parties
involved; parties laugh with each other
Maintains basic dignity of all parties
Teasing is part of the relationship along with
other forms of interaction
Stops when the person becomes upset or
objects
10. BULLYING
Based on an imbalance of power; one party
consistently does the taunting
Harmful and malicious; intended to harm,
unconcerned about harm
Laughter is directed at the target; joke is
cover for mean-spirited comment
Diminishes the self-worth of the target
Not part of an otherwise friendly relationship
Continues after distress is expressed by the
taunted
Causes fear, might escalate to physical
bullying
11. Bullied
Unexpectedly stops using the computer
Appears nervous or anxious when online
Appears uneasy about going to school
Acts angry, upset, depressed, frustrated
Avoids discussions
Becomes abnormally withdraw from family and
friends
Changes in appetite
12. Bully
Quickly switches screens or closes programs
while using a computer or cell phone
Uses technological devices at all hours of the
night
May get upset when away from technological
devices
Avoids discussions pertaining to internet use,
friends, and school
Has multiple online accounts
13. •Praise child for letting you know
•Report harassment to Internet Service Provider
or mobile service provider
•Forward messages to service provider or provide
website address with offensive remarks
•Keep all records of messages
•Cancel internet or cell phone account
•Do not allow child to respond to cyberbully
14. •Teach empathy
•Encourage support for victim
•Keep lines of communication open
•Explain the need to tell
•Encourage solutions
•Assess the situation
•Report the incident
15. •Explain that the behavior is unacceptable
•Find out why the child is engaging in such
behavior
•Monitor child’s internet and phone activity
•Increase own knowledge of technology
•Familiarize yourself with relevant legal issues
•Share your concerns
•Explain the severity of child’s actions
•If necessary, talk with child’s school counselor
or a mental health professional
16. •Never threaten, even if you are joking
•Be critical of the information you find online
•Do not share passwords
•Never impersonate anyone else online
•Remember that what you say in chats or online
posts can be taken out of context
•Remember that other people online are real
people
•Tell a trusted adult if you or a friend run into a
problem
• (Rust, 2010)
