Is It Bullying?

This activity has been adapted from Bullying Among Older Adults: How to Recognize and Address an Unseen Epidemic by Robin P. Bonifas, Ph.D., M.S.W.

Peer-to-peer bullying has become a significant issue in senior centers, and the first step to changing it is to recognize it. Check your knowledge of which of these are bullying behaviors or challenging behaviors.

Learn how to recognize bullying behaviors and intervene in Bullying Among Older Adults: How to Recognize and Address an Unseen Epidemic.

1. Exposure to loud arguments in communal areas

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2. Being the focus of naming-calling and disparaging remarks

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3. Being the focus of gossiping and rumor-spreading

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4. Being bossed around and told what to do

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5. Negotiating value differences, especially related to diversity of beliefs stemming from differences in culture, spirituality, or socioeconomic status

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6. Competing for scarce resources, especially seating, television programming in communal areas, and staff attention

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7. Being harassed to loan money, cigarettes, or other commodities

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8. Not being able to avoid listening to others complain

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9. Experiencing physical aggression

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10. Witnessing psychiatric symptoms, especially those that are frightening or disruptive

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