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Bullying : Bullying Is Characterized By Exposure

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What is a bullying? Bullying is characterized by exposure to repeated negative actions from one or more students. Bullying can also be noted as aggression that involves power imbalance between the victim and the aggressor. Negative actions are described as deliberate efforts to harm or cause discomfort in others (Mundbjerg 2014). About one-third of young elementary children will experience bullying, either as the victim, the bully or the bully-victim (Verlinden, 2014).
When a child is bullied, there can be three types of bullying that can be inflicted on the child. First, verbal bullying this happens when the bully is calling the victim names, teasing, and talking down to the victim. The second type of bullying that can occur is physical bullying; this is when the bully goes face-to-face with the victim also during physical bullying the victim can be repeatedly harassed. Physical bullying is usually done with a group of bullies. The last type of bullying is emotional bullying, this is done by spreading rumors, going behind someone’s back, and teasing the victim.
There are three types of victims as the result of bullying; the typical passive victim, and the proactive victim. The typical passive victim is careful, sensitive and silent. The passive victim will express emotions by crying. Whereas the proactive victim has problems with attention and may cause anxiety and pressure, this type of victim might be seen as hyperactive (Mundbjerg 2014). The bully- victim can be

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