THINKING AND ACTING TO PREVENT VIOLENCE

THINKING AND ACTING TO PREVENT VIOLENCE

AGGRESSORS, VICTIMS AND BYSTANDERS

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AGGRESSORS, VICTIMS AND BYSTANDERS

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CONFLICT

IS..... ?

DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONFLICTS CAN BE

Arguing with parentsBEING HARASSED

BEING MISUNDERSTOOD

FIGHTING SPREADING RUMORS

YELLING AT OTHERS BEING TROUBLED OVER

SOMETHING

GETTING PICKED ON

WHAT ARE SOME OTHERS?

PEOPLE HANDLE CONFLICT IN DIFFERENT WAYS

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POSITIVE WAYS ARE:

STAYING CALM

SPORTS

SOME ACTIVITY

THINKING BEFORE ACTING

AGREE TO DISAGREE

NEGATIVE WAYS ARE

FIGHTING

AVOIDING

PRETENDING NOTHING IS BOTHERING THEM

WAR

CRIMES

BAD FEELING SUCH AS STRESS, ANGER, FEAR, and SADNESS

Look at the following pictures. What do you think might be happening?

AGGRESSOR: ONE THAT ACTS IN A HOSTILE MANNER (BULLY)

*PROVOKES OTHERS *STARTS FIGHTS (PHYSICALLY OR VERBALLY)

VICTIM:ONE THAT THE AGGRESSION IS AIMED AT

A TARGET CAN BE PHYSICAL OR VERBALLY ATTACKED.

BYSTANDER:

ONE THAT IS NEARBY DURING A CONFLICT, PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION

A BYSTANDER CAN CAUSE A CONFLICT TO

ESCALATEor

DE-ESCALATE

Who is the Victim? Who is the bystander? Who is the aggressor? CAN YOU TELL?

Who is the Victim? Who is the bystander? Who is the aggressor? CAN YOU TELL?

Let’s look at the pictures again! Now can you explain using the

words we just learned what might be going on?

Let’s look at the pictures again! Now can you explain using the

words we just learned what might be going on?

We experience and express conflicts in many different ways. Everyone has conflicts; people are not good or bad because they experience them. Conflict is a normal part of life. The important issue is how we handle conflict. If we resolve our conflicts by fighting, then conflict becomes something negative. If we handle it is a positive way, then conflict can help us learn more about ourselves and others.