1) Bullying, most often, occurs among school-aged children. It happens when the bully thinks that they are more powerful than the target they are bullying and in extreme cases the target even thinks about taking their own life. Over a period of time, this leads to repeated, deliberate, unfriendly, violent behaviour from the bully. Most often the bully has got issues of their own and therefore takes their anger out on the target. The most familiar bullying actions are: spiteful comments, mocking, making-up threats, physically and/or verbally attacking someone and/or deliberately rejecting the person from a group. (U.S.DepartmentOfHealthAndHumanServices, 2012) (Cooke, 2007)
2) Physical: Physical Bullying is when the bully assaults another individual’s …show more content…
She hated taking part in sports or going to the beach as people would ask her stuff like “why do you put on sunscreen? It obviously never works anyway.” All her school years she was likened to an animal. She did everything she could to try and change her appearance, but failed. Some of the comments that were said to her still haunt her every day. (Evaristo, 1997)
3) Cyber bullying is when a person is nasty, harsh and/or intimidating to someone using telephone calls, text messages, instant messaging, pictures (sent using a device), chatroom or website postings or any other form of technology. It is also referred to as cyber online, electronic or “e” bullying. (Cooke, 2007) (Gordon, 2014)
Cyber Stalking: Cyber stalking is defined as constant messaging to someone where you intimidate or scare them. The person receiving the messages may begin to worry about their safety and wellbeing. (Anon., 2014)
Impersonating: impersonation is when a person uses an identity that is false to torment another person and to hurt their status. Impersonation can also be used when a person pretends to be the victim by making a false identity or profile. (Anon.,
2) Physical: Physical Bullying is when the bully assaults another individual’s …show more content…
She hated taking part in sports or going to the beach as people would ask her stuff like “why do you put on sunscreen? It obviously never works anyway.” All her school years she was likened to an animal. She did everything she could to try and change her appearance, but failed. Some of the comments that were said to her still haunt her every day. (Evaristo, 1997)
3) Cyber bullying is when a person is nasty, harsh and/or intimidating to someone using telephone calls, text messages, instant messaging, pictures (sent using a device), chatroom or website postings or any other form of technology. It is also referred to as cyber online, electronic or “e” bullying. (Cooke, 2007) (Gordon, 2014)
Cyber Stalking: Cyber stalking is defined as constant messaging to someone where you intimidate or scare them. The person receiving the messages may begin to worry about their safety and wellbeing. (Anon., 2014)
Impersonating: impersonation is when a person uses an identity that is false to torment another person and to hurt their status. Impersonation can also be used when a person pretends to be the victim by making a false identity or profile. (Anon.,