Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt

squeaky, whatever you want to call it, then you could be okay. Just suck it up and you'll be okay. So I'm really trying to chronicle this. There's a lot of individual differences, but there really is a difference in how they see the world sometimes. But again, back to that temporal priority, is it the case that They're treated poorly and then it changes their worldview.

squeaky, whatever you want to call it, then you could be okay. Just suck it up and you'll be okay. So I'm really trying to chronicle this. There's a lot of individual differences, but there really is a difference in how they see the world sometimes. But again, back to that temporal priority, is it the case that They're treated poorly and then it changes their worldview.

squeaky, whatever you want to call it, then you could be okay. Just suck it up and you'll be okay. So I'm really trying to chronicle this. There's a lot of individual differences, but there really is a difference in how they see the world sometimes. But again, back to that temporal priority, is it the case that They're treated poorly and then it changes their worldview.

Or do they have a worldview that's different that then causes them to be treated poorly? The peer group picks up on and then it moves forward. Our studies typically show symptoms-driven effects, meaning that kids who have poor mental health are picked on. Then that makes their mental health poorer. And if you've ever been around depressed people, you can kind of see what's happening.

Or do they have a worldview that's different that then causes them to be treated poorly? The peer group picks up on and then it moves forward. Our studies typically show symptoms-driven effects, meaning that kids who have poor mental health are picked on. Then that makes their mental health poorer. And if you've ever been around depressed people, you can kind of see what's happening.

Or do they have a worldview that's different that then causes them to be treated poorly? The peer group picks up on and then it moves forward. Our studies typically show symptoms-driven effects, meaning that kids who have poor mental health are picked on. Then that makes their mental health poorer. And if you've ever been around depressed people, you can kind of see what's happening.

They seem aloof. They don't seem interested. They don't have a lot of motivation. They're not a lot of fun. I'm not expecting them to be. I'm not saying that at all. But the peer group doesn't quite like that. So then they pick up on those cues of being unwell and then pick on these kids and then make them even more unwell. So...

They seem aloof. They don't seem interested. They don't have a lot of motivation. They're not a lot of fun. I'm not expecting them to be. I'm not saying that at all. But the peer group doesn't quite like that. So then they pick up on those cues of being unwell and then pick on these kids and then make them even more unwell. So...

They seem aloof. They don't seem interested. They don't have a lot of motivation. They're not a lot of fun. I'm not expecting them to be. I'm not saying that at all. But the peer group doesn't quite like that. So then they pick up on those cues of being unwell and then pick on these kids and then make them even more unwell. So...

And then there's going to be some kids who arrive at school ready to get at her, and then they're treated so poorly, and then they become unwell, and then their worldview changes.

And then there's going to be some kids who arrive at school ready to get at her, and then they're treated so poorly, and then they become unwell, and then their worldview changes.

And then there's going to be some kids who arrive at school ready to get at her, and then they're treated so poorly, and then they become unwell, and then their worldview changes.

I love how you said that. And it's kind of like, okay, so if we think about it, so the biology has changed in some way, right? So we know, and I'll just pick on the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, the HPA axis, which is our stress response system. I've done a lot of work on that. We've published longitudinal studies. We know what's happening when it comes to HPA dysfunction and bullying.

I love how you said that. And it's kind of like, okay, so if we think about it, so the biology has changed in some way, right? So we know, and I'll just pick on the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, the HPA axis, which is our stress response system. I've done a lot of work on that. We've published longitudinal studies. We know what's happening when it comes to HPA dysfunction and bullying.

I love how you said that. And it's kind of like, okay, so if we think about it, so the biology has changed in some way, right? So we know, and I'll just pick on the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, the HPA axis, which is our stress response system. I've done a lot of work on that. We've published longitudinal studies. We know what's happening when it comes to HPA dysfunction and bullying.

So kids who are bullied tend to either overproduce or underproduce cortisol. And in time, they underproduce cortisol. So when you're faced with an acute stressor, your HPA axis reacts, right? Like you ramp up a flight or fight reaction. I mean, obviously it's a little bit more complicated than that, but But, you know, I'm just giving a basic mechanism.

So kids who are bullied tend to either overproduce or underproduce cortisol. And in time, they underproduce cortisol. So when you're faced with an acute stressor, your HPA axis reacts, right? Like you ramp up a flight or fight reaction. I mean, obviously it's a little bit more complicated than that, but But, you know, I'm just giving a basic mechanism.

So kids who are bullied tend to either overproduce or underproduce cortisol. And in time, they underproduce cortisol. So when you're faced with an acute stressor, your HPA axis reacts, right? Like you ramp up a flight or fight reaction. I mean, obviously it's a little bit more complicated than that, but But, you know, I'm just giving a basic mechanism.

And then 20 minutes later, cortisol has spiked. And so that's what we're measuring. We're measuring cortisol and how it's coming up. And so your first time you're getting bullied, Chris, your cortisol is going to be high, high, high, high. And then as I follow you for the next three years, eventually one thing I'm going to see is that your cortisol is going to be low. And it's an adaptive process.

And then 20 minutes later, cortisol has spiked. And so that's what we're measuring. We're measuring cortisol and how it's coming up. And so your first time you're getting bullied, Chris, your cortisol is going to be high, high, high, high. And then as I follow you for the next three years, eventually one thing I'm going to see is that your cortisol is going to be low. And it's an adaptive process.