Bullying and Moral Injury

The bully triad consists of the bully, the bystander, and the victim. When bullying occurs, the toxic relationship between members creates moral injury. Moral injury occurs in individuals and groups when forced participation of events occurs either through active or passive means, where the violation of member values and beliefs or spirituality are disrespected and reduces the meaning and significance of life. Moral injury for the bully triad members creates feelings of emotional guilt and shame, betrayal, and cognitive dissonance. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicidal ideation, bullying, and victims of war, abuse, rape, and trauma all have a causal link to moral injury, which makes treatment and recovery difficult.  

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Create a Bully-Free Cost Structure

The bully-free cost structure is an abstract concept that is often buried within other budgets and attended to only in crisis. A bullying management and prevention program requires a specific budget to support continuous improvement in organizational culture, communities, and home environments. For example, outdated policies and procedures may need to be rewritten, and employee assistance programs implemented, and funds reserved for personal counseling as needed. However, don't overlook the shared and free resources in the community that might provide substantial support and shelter.

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Identify Unmet Needs

Individuals who have self-actualized are less likely to become bullies because they have achieved their highest needs. Self-actualization is a state of congruence between the real and the ideal self. Any disequilibrium between the real and the ideal self creates actual or perceived unmet needs, which are often drivers for bully-type behaviors. Therefore, the first step in bullying prevention is to identify the unmet needs of the individual, community, group, organization, or educational setting. 

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Mass Shooters and Psychopathy

Mass Shootings are terrifying and are changing our culture to one of confusion-based fear. As a society, we have not begun to identify why mass shootings occur in our nation. It is easy to place the blame on guns or violent video games, or the moral decay of the family. However, a mass shooter is an individual who has specific motives and intentions to harm others. The justification for hurting others may not be relevant to anyone but the shooter.

Psychopathy is often used to describe mass shooters. However, psychopathy is a spectrum disorder with a wide range of linked conditions that describe various symptoms and traits. Psychopathy is challenging to diagnose and treat because mass shooters are calloused and without the same ability to experience pleasure and recognition from established societal values and reward systems.