a state of unease, worry or nervousness about uncertain outcomes, often accompanied by physical sensations

a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest that affects how you think and feel; it can make daily activities hard and may include physical symptoms

Impact of online bullying

RSHE (PSHE)

This unit addresses why people bully online, the impact of online bullying, strategies for responding to it, and maintaining online safety.

Our online lives: How can I stay safe?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Depiction or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Depiction or discussion of serious mental health issues including eating disorders, self-harm, suicide or attempted suicide, or the aftermath of such an event.

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

a state of unease, worry or nervousness about uncertain outcomes

a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest

Match the word to the correct definition.

Online bullying is just as {{}} as bullying in person.

lack of trust or difficulty making friends

Over time, the stress of online bullying can lead to ...

Online bullying only impacts someone in the moment, once they log out it's fine.

Online bullying doesn't have an impact on a victim, they should just log out.

The impacts of online bullying can be significant and long-lasting.

Which statement about online bullying is correct?

Match the potential impacts of cyberbullying with the correct type of impact.

Speak to a trusted adult, such as parent, carer or teacher.

Block the sender and report upsetting content.

Speak to a medical professional if affecting your mental health.

Which of the following advice can help a person to deal with online bullying?

to make hurtful comments about a person's appearance, shape or size

behaviour which is intended to hurt someone emotionally or physically

Match the words to their correct definitions.

Which form of bullying is this? Pretending to be someone else online in order to post pictures or comments that are harmful to them.

Treating a person unfairly or differently because of certain characteristics is a form of ...

Which of the following is **not** a protected characteristic?

Using social media to hack into a person's profile to get their information

Making a group chat with the intention of deliberately leaving a person out

Using social media to track where a person is and what they're doing

Making a fake profile on social media to post embarrassing images

Which of these is an example of exclusion?

If someone is experiencing online bullying they should ...

To view this lesson, you must be in year 7 and above

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

Adult supervision required

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