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Aggressors, Victims, and Bystanders (AVB)
Bullying Topics
What a Provocative Victim Looks Like
- Unable to concentrate on school work
- Fidgety
- Nervous
- Perhaps loud
- Interruptive
- Hyperactive
- Clumsy
- Immature
- Has irritating or nasty habits
- Lacks social sense
- Reacts violently when bullied
- Blurts things out
- Irks adults as much as peers
- Evokes negative feelings in everyone
- Aggressive reaction pattern
- May try to bully weaker students
- Provides a form of entertainment for those that bully
- Not readily comforted by adults
- Often punished for their reaction to the bullying
- Become distrustful of adult "justice"
- May by gifted and learning disabled at same time
- Provocative victims have ADHD-like symptoms
- Very immature compared to their peers
- Slow development of inhibition and self-regulation
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Provocative victims try to fight back when attacked BUT THEY ARE NOT GOOD AT IT!
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