MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bully'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:20:47 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952992&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F17%2F7-tips-for-minding-my-own-business%2F Lately, I’ve really been focusing on trying to be less judgmental. It’s a tricky resolution, because it’s hard to turn it into specific, manageable resolutions to keep me on track. What, exactly, do I do differently in my life to be less judgmental? I need to change the way I think. One of my helpful mantras, though, is to “Mind my own business.” I remind myself: 1. No one asked for my advice. Except in the rare instance when people specifically ask me for help clearing their clutter, raising their children, or deciding their careers, I should keep my advice to myself. 2. I don’t know the whole story. It’s very easy to assume that I understand a situation and to form a judgment when in fact, I understand almost nothing about what’s happening. 3. It doesn’t affect me. A f... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952992 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:12:20 +0100 4952992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4027318&cid=t_123024_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fbullying-bigotry-and-other-bias.html Last week a Rutgers college student committed suicide after his homosexuality was outed on the internet by his roommate and another student. Where they trying to be cool or something by secretly filming him and posting the video more than once on the internet? What were they trying to prove other than the fact that they are insensitive idiots?Two issues here: First someone's sexual orientation is their issue and not anyone else's. I don't really care what someone's preferences are. Why should I? Their personal decisions don't really impact me. Also, I do care about not seeing other people's sexual interactions. That is a private activity meant for privacy.So what was the point here? I do think the actions of these two should be charged under hate crimes and that they get good long sentence... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4027318 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:18:00 +0100 4027318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790751&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F26%2Finsanity-albert-einstein-was-wrong%2F “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” I have heard that quote in my clinical practice so many times in the past year that I decided I have to write about it. Somehow this definition has become part of the collective understanding of abnormal psychology and has been terribly misapplied. I don’t know much more about the context of the quote but I am guessing that it was a bit of a humorous comment on science. First, to critique the quote. If we are going to take this definition seriously to start, then everyone, yes everyone, is insane. Behavioral research in the early part of the twentieth century taught the world about how human beings learn: through long processes of conditioning based on pairings and reinforcement. Consider this, let... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790751 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:11:05 +0100 3790751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508265&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F27%2Fthe-situation-of-bullying-2%2F Maia Szalavitz, co-author of Born for Love: Why Empathy Is Essential — and Endangered wrote an intriguing article, titled “How Not to Raise a Bully: The Early Roots of Empathy” in a recent issue of Time Magazine.  Here are some excerpts. * * * Increasingly, neuroscientists, psychologists and educators believe that bullying and other kinds of violence can . . . be reduced by encouraging empathy at an early age. Over the past decade, research in empathy — the ability to put ourselves in another person’s shoes — has suggested that it is key, if not the key, to all human social interaction and morality. Without empathy, we would have no cohesive society, no trust and no reason not to murder, cheat, steal or lie. At best, we would act only out of self-interest; at wors... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508265 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:01:45 +0100 3508265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420539&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F29%2Fteenage-bullying-leads-to-9-indictments%2F You know things have gotten bad when prosecutors start prosecuting teens — some on felony charges that could result in significant jail time — because of bullying. Yes, bullying. Most of us have experienced bullying at one point in our lives, or know someone who has been bullied. Of course for most, the bullying didn’t result in lifelong scars. Part of that is because the extremes of bullying were not really known 20 or 30 years ago. You couldn’t bully someone 24/7 through Facebook, Twitter, email and forums devoted entirely to making other people’s lives miserable (yes, such online communities exist). So nowadays sometimes bullying is taken to an extreme. Not by one or two teens or kids, but by a whole gang of them. In central Massachusetts, it led Phoebe P... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420539 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:17:02 +0100 3420539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3395250&cid=t_123024_117_f&fid=38158&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Famacupuncturehttp%3A%2F%2Famericanacupuncture.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fbribe-bully-and-buy-house-votes-to-win.html To get the 216 votes necessary congressmen had to be bought, bribed, bullied, and pressured to get the win.   We elected a president with his promise to change Washington politics.    He indeed did.  Now voters are furious with the earmarks, insider deals, and lack of transparency.As a medical physician for over 51 years, I strive to give you the best medical information on controversial medical subjects, and help your read betwwen the lines. You must come to your own conclusions. I have no ties to any organization, pharmaceutical, or lobby group. As an practicing medical acupuncturist since 1982, I find western medicine and medical acupuncture are very complimentary. This results in astounding healing in pain management, addictions to cigarette... Dr. Needles Medical Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3395250 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:46:00 +0100 3395250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2464189&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F08%2Fturning-guilt-into-good%2F The most powerful line in Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” is this: “And that, I believe, is what true redemption is, Amir jan, when guilt leads to good.” My regrets are different from the narrator of “The Kite Runner.” I didn’t watch my friend get raped because I was too afraid of standing up to the bully. But I’m very aware of the holes in my heart from those times I didn’t do the right thing. Out of fear. Out of selfishness. Out of desperation. Out of loneliness. Last weekend, when I was knee deep into the pee pool (kids’ pool), an 18-month-old fell over into the pool from the side, and he wasn’t wearing any floaties to keep him buoyant. His dad spotted him face down in the pool and was on his way to scoop him ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2464189 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:16:50 +0100 2464189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313544&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F05%2F9-ways-to-face-your-fears%2F Fears are like annoying relatives. You can’t avoid them forever, and ignoring them won’t make them go away. Come Thanksgiving, they’ll plop down right next to you and ask to borrow your fork. So you’d better figure out how to confront the little devils before they eat your dessert too. Here are a few fun ideas for how to tell your fears to hit the bricks. 1. Yell at them. Tell them to go to a place where there are no lemonade stands. 2. Laugh at them. A good technique: start with “ha” and end with “hee.” 3. Talk about them. Preferably to a friend, over a cup of strong coffee. 4. Scare them away. Any mask will do, but any beast or vampire getup is particularly effective. 5. Dress them up. With the right attire and hairdo, you can make anything... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313544 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:23:49 +0100 2313544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739257&cid=t_123024_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FdvKfgDKq6bw%2F This past June, a 16-year-old with autism is punched in the face and bullied by a teenager who attends the same high school—-and the whole attack is videotaped and posted on YouTube. The 16-year-old’s family saw the video and was able to identify the attacked. WSBT (South Bend, Indiana) interviewed Joyce Vermillion and Amber Fairchild, the mother and sister of the boy who was attacked: “First it was bad enough that they did it. Then they videotaped it. Then they made it into a joke. They did it in slow motion and they replayed it frame by frame,” Fairchild said. “It hurts my feelings so bad, it hurts my heart.” The family says the boy’s face was swollen after the attack, but since then he has been doing well. The video helped the family identify his attack... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739257 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:58:02 +0100 1739257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1677226&cid=t_123024_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FN3QK1VypwG8%2F Thomas Brown, a filmmaker in Ohio, is making two films, one called Ant Boy and the other Silent Hero, which both include autistic characters. Today’s Port Clinton News notes that both films are to be about autism, bullying and the emotional issues that children face. Brown (who can be contacted by email) is looking for an autistic child to play the autistic child, if he can. Would this be one of the few times or even the first to have someone autistic play…..someone autistic, in a film that’s not a documentary? Tags: acting, actor, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, bully, disabilities blog, disability, Family, family blog, film, Health, Movies, Parenting, pdd-nos, schoolShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1677226 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:33:29 +0100 1677226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1419340&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F283357164%2Fbe_wary_of_proustian_memory_bu.html According to New York Times’ columnist David Brooks … the work place is bombarded with “colossal Proustian memory bullies who get 1,800 pages of recollection out of a mere cookie bite.”Have you seen it where you work or socialize?If intelligence consisted of fact storage alone … then these memory bullies win hands down. So why do we question their brainpower?  It's actually quite simple. Research has changed what it means to be clever. We live in a time when knowledge acceleration means more facts to race through more minds in less time. Memory bullies have intimidated others for a long time, though. They’re the colossal extraverts … who ask questions about far-flung facts they’ve studied and … show others up... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1419340 Sun, 04 May 2008 16:21:20 +0100 1419340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1316788&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F254915761%2F10_smart_skills_to_curb_cynics.html He calls in sick more and more. She is secretly looking for another job … even if it means she has to go back to school to upgrade. Familiar? Have you seen people who contribute to toxic work environments? Or have you noticed colleagues who feel victimized by workplace toxics? It doesn’t have to be that way.  Tackle cynicism or bullying from your brain's inside-out and … you end up with smart skills for business growth. People today often describe toxic work settings and yet research shows it needn't be the case in most settings.Unsure of how to move past cynicism or bullying? Why not roll out a cynic’s opposites…  go for profitability …  and win back work ... with the brain in mind. How so?Sm... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1316788 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:29:35 +0100 1316788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1012472&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F181226558%2Fneurobiology_of_bullying.html  If today’s New York Times headlines are any indication … bullies are on the rise.Interestingly, at the same time bullies flaunt violent, reactive behavior … we’re told in today’s ScieneDaily that they’ve identified brain chemicals associated with aggression. Will it help? Hopefully new research such as nanotech simulation will lead to treatment of violence. Do you?  Bullying starts often with thoughts and words for power … and leads the bully to road rage, rape, and shootings.Do bullies get away with fear tactics where you work?  FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program shows violent crimes up 2.3 percent in 2005 and 1.9 percent in 2006, the first steady increase since 1993.Research suggests that brain structures that ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1012472 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:37:20 +0100 1012472 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1012473&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F181168820%2Fbullies_who_shout_from_new_yor.html  Today’s NY Times’ headlines lists the following bullies:1.Deadly Fires Expose Bullying Disorder in Putin’s Russia … p. A12. Bully Bomber Hits Afghan Towns … p. A173. Pakistan’s General Bullying Anarchy  … p. A 274. Telling a Tale of Bullying Torment Wordlessly… p. B45. A College Campus is Stalked by an Attitude of Bullying Hatred … p. B86. The Road to the White House is Paved with Bullies Parodies… p. B 107. When Trusting a Bully an Expert Might Not be Wise … p. C 98. Report Links 3 Bullies Players to the Use of Steroids … p. C229. Taming the Bullies Guzzlers that Power the World Wide Web … H 710. Pardon our Bullying Patronizing Language … p. D 9Dozens more bullies peppered today&#... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1012473 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:39:57 +0100 1012473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=850656&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F153606448%2Fare_their_bullies_where_you_wo.html I witnessed a bully destroy a workplace setting today … and I’m glad I did. Sometimes, I think we take the cynicism, rage, and inferiority of bullies for granted ... so we allow their mistreatment and discrimination ... without much challenge. Rather dangerous when you consider many other brains will wire for approaches they see score most wins at work. Have you witnessed bullying in your workplace? What I observed today reminded me that bullying works against the sensibilities of civility ... and no wonder it also reduces the brain’s capabilities.  Look at 5 dangerous ways it works against business... and you'll likely see even more: 1. Language bullies when words slice out others or eliminate opposing views.2. Belief bullies ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=850656 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:03:53 +0100 850656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652016&cid=t_123024_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F120314907%2Fis_the_bully_bigger_than_you.html While nobody likes a bully ... employees tell us that most workplaces come with at least one. Does yours? I was interested in record and report suggestions over Job Tuition at for handling bullies. Apparently emotional and mental bullying in the workplace hits harder than once thought too. Bullies likely possess very low intrapersonal as well as bankrupt interpersonal intelligence… but they rob collective intelligence from entire teams. My question is, before workplace bullying pops you with a black eye to the soul, what can be done? Do you cultivate opportunities for the bully to grow more personal intelligences – or do you confront the conflict and encourage others to do the same? Research shows ... and many of us have witnessed ... how hostile environments harms p... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652016 Mon, 28 May 2007 19:21:22 +0100 652016