Would you like to know the characteristics of a bully?
Many bullying ways could easily be taken care of by someone simply having the knowledge that they themselves or someone they know exhibit bully-like tendencies. Take the quiz below to see if you or someone you know shows any signs of being a bully.
Directions:
Put "y" for yes if you've EVER done any of the below activities or if it DOES apply to you. Put no if you've NEVER done any of the below activities or if it DOES NOT apply to you.
___1. Do you have trouble controlling your temper most of the time?
___2. Do you envy other people that succeed?
___3. Do you worry a lot about what others may think of you if you lose at something?
___4. Do you find yourself blaming others for the things that go wrong in your life?
___5. Have you ever been purposefully rude to someone else?
___6. Do you get pleasure out of taunting or teasing other people?
___7. If you've ever teased someone, do you like seeing them get upset?
___8. Have you ever destroyed another individual's belongings?
___9. Have you ever gotten revenge on someone that you believe hurt you?
___10. Do you think it's funny to see other people get hurt?
___11. Do you pick on others that are smaller than yourself?
___12. Have you ever had a problem with being controlling?
___13. Have you ever lied when someone holds you to account for something?
___14. Have you ever intentionally harmed someone?
___15. Do you like to get approval from peers after taunting someone?
___16. Do you tease people just to get a reaction?
___17. Have you ever spread a rumor about someone?
___18. Have you ever physically harmed another individual?
___19. Have you ever threatened to cause harm to someone?
___20. Do you purposefully make others feel like they are the "outcast"?
___21. Have you ever pretended to be friends with someone with the intent to harm them eventually?
___22. Do you use your strength to overpower or intimidate others?
___23. Have you ever criticized someone knowing that it would hurt their feelings?
___24. Have you ever called someone a mean name?
___25. Do you like to make fun of others being their back?
Calculate your score below:
If your responses were split between yes and no, then you're on the verge of being a bully. Address your actions now in order to stop this from happening.
If you put "y" for the majority of your responses, then you definitely have a problem bullying and it should be addressed immediately.
If you put "n" for the majority of your responses, then you wouldn't necessarily be considered a bully, but it would be helpful to make note of the tendencies that you do have in order to stop it from happening.
Remember, no one has to deal with bullying. No matter how hard times get, there is ALWAYS a solution.
Directions:
Put "y" for yes if you've EVER done any of the below activities or if it DOES apply to you. Put no if you've NEVER done any of the below activities or if it DOES NOT apply to you.
___1. Do you have trouble controlling your temper most of the time?
___2. Do you envy other people that succeed?
___3. Do you worry a lot about what others may think of you if you lose at something?
___4. Do you find yourself blaming others for the things that go wrong in your life?
___5. Have you ever been purposefully rude to someone else?
___6. Do you get pleasure out of taunting or teasing other people?
___7. If you've ever teased someone, do you like seeing them get upset?
___8. Have you ever destroyed another individual's belongings?
___9. Have you ever gotten revenge on someone that you believe hurt you?
___10. Do you think it's funny to see other people get hurt?
___11. Do you pick on others that are smaller than yourself?
___12. Have you ever had a problem with being controlling?
___13. Have you ever lied when someone holds you to account for something?
___14. Have you ever intentionally harmed someone?
___15. Do you like to get approval from peers after taunting someone?
___16. Do you tease people just to get a reaction?
___17. Have you ever spread a rumor about someone?
___18. Have you ever physically harmed another individual?
___19. Have you ever threatened to cause harm to someone?
___20. Do you purposefully make others feel like they are the "outcast"?
___21. Have you ever pretended to be friends with someone with the intent to harm them eventually?
___22. Do you use your strength to overpower or intimidate others?
___23. Have you ever criticized someone knowing that it would hurt their feelings?
___24. Have you ever called someone a mean name?
___25. Do you like to make fun of others being their back?
Calculate your score below:
If your responses were split between yes and no, then you're on the verge of being a bully. Address your actions now in order to stop this from happening.
If you put "y" for the majority of your responses, then you definitely have a problem bullying and it should be addressed immediately.
If you put "n" for the majority of your responses, then you wouldn't necessarily be considered a bully, but it would be helpful to make note of the tendencies that you do have in order to stop it from happening.
Remember, no one has to deal with bullying. No matter how hard times get, there is ALWAYS a solution.