MA (Psychology) PhD (Psychology)
1/ Illegitimate and unjustified use of disciplinary procedures against the targeted person
2/ Unsubstantiated abuse of punitive actions in order to put the victim in the state of psychological distress
3/ Discrediting the target by undermining his/her professional image, for example malevolent defamation aimed at the victim's work performance
4/ Toxic innuendo targeting the target's vital areas of social functioning, such as interpersonal or sexual behaviors
5/ Intimidation of the victim by threats of further "punishment" if the target undertakes any attempts at self-defence
6/ Humiliation of the victim by provocative use of undeserved but bizarre or degrading "punishments"
7/ Manipulaton of other workers with objectives to encourage them to participate in attacks and harassment of the victim (ganging-up)
8/ Involvement of other workers in defamatory and denigrating programs targeting the victim (mobbing)
Psychological consequences of protracted bullying and victimization:
1/ Psychological distress, frequently resulting in permanent injury to victim's physical and psychological health.
2/ The state of protracted psychological duress, depending on duration and intensity, may lead to a total work incapacitation of the victim.
3/ The most frequently encountered types of injury:
a/ stress breakdown leading to temporary incapacitation
b/ reactive depression often leading to permanent incapacitation
c/ anxiety-related problems impairing victim's general adaptation
d/ damage to vital brain areas resulting in cognitive impairment (see also Sapolsky, 2003; below)