Dr. Matt May

associations around bullying predictors of bullying is whether or not the person believes that the authority figure in their life would approve of it and so if you have a parent who is abusive and bullying and you know subscribes to this idea of you know might is right and you know

associations around bullying predictors of bullying is whether or not the person believes that the authority figure in their life would approve of it and so if you have a parent who is abusive and bullying and you know subscribes to this idea of you know might is right and you know

take advantage of people, bully them, then it's much more likely that as a child you would engage in bullying yourself. And I think that there are positive reinforcements that occur there. You know, if you bully someone and people laugh, that's a type of reinforcement. If you bully someone and you take something from them, Now, that's reinforcement as well.

take advantage of people, bully them, then it's much more likely that as a child you would engage in bullying yourself. And I think that there are positive reinforcements that occur there. You know, if you bully someone and people laugh, that's a type of reinforcement. If you bully someone and you take something from them, Now, that's reinforcement as well.

And there can be negative types of reinforcement where you get more attention, even if it's negative attention, because kids desire that. And so often it's kids who aren't getting enough attention who will act out in ways that are antisocial.

And there can be negative types of reinforcement where you get more attention, even if it's negative attention, because kids desire that. And so often it's kids who aren't getting enough attention who will act out in ways that are antisocial.

Sure. Yeah, yeah. I think it's a good practice to introduce and can be so helpful to anyone who's being abused or bullied or picked on. And do you want me to be the positive thoughts person?

Sure. Yeah, yeah. I think it's a good practice to introduce and can be so helpful to anyone who's being abused or bullied or picked on. And do you want me to be the positive thoughts person?

I think some of the classics are things like, oh, I'm worthless. Or I'm a loser.

I think some of the classics are things like, oh, I'm worthless. Or I'm a loser.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Sure, yeah. The email that you sent. We can work through those. I like Manuel's thought, like everyone's looking down on me or everyone's judging me.

Sure, yeah. The email that you sent. We can work through those. I like Manuel's thought, like everyone's looking down on me or everyone's judging me.

Right there.

Right there.

Ready when you are. Bring on the negative thoughts.

Ready when you are. Bring on the negative thoughts.

Sure. Are you my negative thoughts?

Sure. Are you my negative thoughts?