Victimisation

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,…

Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year and approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying. All types of bullying are bad and leaves the victim with many horrible mental and physical consequences. Though this is a serious and huge problem in this world. We can still stop or almost stop bullying completely. There is a way. There are many types of bullying. Social bullying, cyberbullying, and verbal bullying are three of them. Social bullying is a type…

The myth I chose was that self esteem causes major psychological problems. I was drawn to this myth because I hear a lot about the damaging effects of low self esteem, on children and adults alike. Personally I did not know any real evidence on it, simply that it was something I assumed to be true. The book used the examples of the columbine shooters, and how in the media, the most common reason given as to why to young people could do such a thing was because they were bullied, and therefore…

I think the most important chapter is "Bad Boy". I think this chapter is the most important because it gives the backstory for the title. I think that this chapter shows how he struggled with his speech impediment and the anger it brought him through it. His speech impediment caused many classmates to make fun of him and this caused him to become angry. This also is showing the type of bullying that he went through when he was a child. Such as when it was said “I slowed my speech down and…

Chapter eight of Ringel and Brandell describes the trauma caused by bullying experiences. Ringel and Brandell explains that suffer constant bulling could result in losing the ability for self-defense, and need the protection of adults. Ringel and Brandell add that factors such as individual features, social interactions, environmental and cultural circumstance should also be consider as they impelling social behavioral patterns. The trauma in bullying could result a devastating impact on the…

Incivility and civility play a major role within our society. Crude, rude, and obnoxious behavior have often replaced good manners and is affecting sports, children, and culture within America. Incivility is described as the quality of being uncivil. In today’s society incivilities are more prominent compared to the acts of civility seen through the news, social media, and personal experiences. My experience with personal incivility has greatly impacted my life in both a negative and positive…

Social aggression refers to behavior that is intended to harm others friendships, social status, or self esteem. In contrast to physical aggression, social aggression may use verbal slights and non-verbal body language to reject or exclude others, and it may be indirect, involving rumor or manipulation. Social aggression can be as harmful as physical aggression, and may be more common than physical aggression among some groups of children and youth. Often dependent effects of social aggression…

The victims will develop severe emotional disturbances which may even occur until adulthood (Balmeo et. al., 2015). This is because they will be traumatized by the bullying behavior done on them, especially when the act is very serious such as being beaten by groups of bullies until hospitalized. The victims will also encounter the feeling of depression and anxiety, as they are afraid of being bully repeatedly but they can do nothing about it as they are unable to avoid or escape from it. The…

" A group of guys hit the “send all button”, and just like that, a picture meant for the eyes of one person gets shared with hundreds. The young girl who was pictured in the photo becomes so embarrassed and upset after all the nasty messages and taunting she receives, that the only option she feels she has left is to take her own life. This is the story of Jessica Logan, an 18 year old high school student. ( NObullying.com Paragraph 9). The ability to anonymously send things online, and for…

Chapter 1- what is bullying / the effects Bullying is a person overpowering someone else. According to Bullying and Teen Activism “Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.” Bullying happens over and over again, and it most likely won’t stop until you tell an adult about it. Bullying can affect everyone, those who are Bullied, those who bully and those who witness bullying.…