| Terms |
Definition |
| Aggressive |
the practice of making attacks, with or without reasonable cause |
| Alcohol |
a drink, such as beer, wine, or liquor, that contains ethanol and can make one drunk |
| Alternative |
offering a choice, providing an option for something else |
| ATOD |
acronym for alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs |
| Bully |
a person who teases, hurts, or threatens smaller or weaker persons |
| Bullied |
someone who is teased, hurt, or threatened by a bully |
| Bystander |
someone who witnesses someone bullying someone else |
| Cultural Beliefs and Practices |
ideas, values, and ways of doing things that are common to a racial, religiious, or social group. |
| Cyberbullying |
a bully who uses technolog (computers, phones, etc.) to send and post messages that are teasing, hurtful, or threatening in nature |
| Empathy |
being aware of and sharing antoher persons feelings, experiences, and emotions |
| Other drug |
a substance that is not alcohol or tobacco that affects the body, often in a harmful way, and is taken for non-medical reasons |
| Physical Bullying |
hitting, punching, pushing, or using the body in other ways to hurt or scare someone else |
| Relational Bullying |
using a relationship or relationships to hurt, tease, or threaten someone, such as giving the "silent treatment," avoiding, gossiping, or refusing to play with someone |
| Tobacco |
the leaves of a specific plant that are prepared for smoking, chewing, or snorting; most commonly it is used in cigarettes |
| Traditional Ways |
ways that are handed down from generation to generation and are usually based on a custom |
| Verbal Bullying |
using words to tease, hurt, or threaten someone else |
| Violence |
using force in a way that hurts a person or property |
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