Wednesday (24/11) Faculty of Psychology UGM in collaboration with the Center for Public Mental Health (CPMH) held an Online Lecture with the topic “Building and Mental Health”. The topic was presented by two speakers, namely Nurul Kusuma Hidayati, M.Psi., Psychologist and Wirdatul Anisa, M.Psi., Psychologist. “Why do we explain all kinds of bullying, it turns out that in the field there are still many friends or even adults who don’t understand that it is bullying or teenagers who finally realize that they have been bullying all this time,” explained Nurul.
The event, which was attended by students, students, and even parents, was opened by participants to give their opinion about whether it was bullying. In general, bullying can be interpreted as a proactive type of aggressive behaviour that has an element of intentional aspects to dominate, hurt, or get rid of, accompanied by an imbalance of power that is carried out repeatedly by one or several people against other person. “So, there is a passive type of bullying, there is also a proactive type. The proactive type is carried out actively with verbal and physical attacks,” explained Wirdatul
However, bullying is not a collective argument and disagreement, nor is it an episode of social disapproval or disapproval. Bullying is also not an episode of cruel or (retaliatory) vengeance and random acts of aggression or intimidation
Based on the material presented, bullying occurs as a reaction to emotional stress or mental health problems so that bullying behaviour is a compensation for helplessness. In addition, bullying can also occur as a form of self-defence from environmental pressures and social isolation, protecting oneself from getting the same treatment and even the urge to feel superior. “A bully feels powerless to deal with it, so he vents his emotional pressure on those who are considered weaker or of lower position or lower status,” explained Wirdatul.
There are various types of bullying that can occur around us, namely physical, verbal, and social bullying. “Then what has been happening more and more recently is cyber bullying. Maybe my friends have also heard of doxing? So intentionally revealing or disseminating someone’s information with the aim of bringing down or weakening that person,” explained Wirdatul.
“So, let’s be more sensitive to what we do. Let’s be more sensitive to the kinds of bullying. If in the end we understand that it is bullying, then stop. Because the impact of bullying is extraordinary. Bullying does not only have an impact on the victim, but also has an impact on the perpetrator,” said Nurul during delivering the material.