Resilience and bullying: the possibility of metamorphosis before violence

DOI: 10.15343/0104-78092012362311317

Abstract

Resilience and bullying are two terms of recent use for old situations. Resilience refers to human possibility of recovering
from adversity. Bullying is a form of physical or verbal violence sometimes by means of Internet resources. It is based on
prejudices due to genre, social class, color, race and other factors and occurs in different spaces such as schools. Psychotherapy
may contribute for strengthening resilience and interrupting the circle of violence of bullying, with individual or
group care for “victims”, “victimizers” and “observers”, family guidance and to teachers, the production of materials and
participation in transdisciplinary groups, in a work of promotion of humane values, deconstruction of preconceptions and
development of self esteem.