Types of Bullying- and Characteristics​

Written by: Harmandeep Kaur Grewal – MA (Psychology)

Last updated date : February  08, 2023

Did you witness anything where an aggressive person is rude to another person? Moreover, bullies can be from any background. And they find targets in people who are weak or subdued. If you are a victim of bullying then you need to report it to your authorities. Also, if your perpetrator goes unpunished then they will victimize others. For instance, a group of bullies in high school roam free. In college or university commits crime. They targeted more people because of no consequence of their behavior. As you know there are various types of bullying. And characteristics of bullying.

Additionally, there are around six types of bullying behavior. Firstly, you must have seen physical bullying. For instance, beating someone up or hitting him physically if he is weaker than you. Secondly, you know verbal bullying. I think it is more often seen in offices, schools and so on. Moreover, the victim is verbally abused. Thirdly, you know there is sexual bullying, This can be in form of touching or making others do something. For instance, making nude videos. Fourthly, there is cyberbullying. Also, most young people are online.

So, haters find a way to bully weak victims through unwanted messages or comments. Fifthly, there is relational aggression. You may know people who like to spread rumors about others. They do not directly threaten the victim but show indirect aggression. Six types of bullying are prejudicial bullying. You know racial or caste or other thing used against the victim to bully him.






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Chapter 1:

Types of Bullying

First of all, there is physical bullying. You may know that bullies hit or kick the victim. Moreover, the victim is a weaker person in comparison to the bully. So, you need to report any incident of physical violence which you witness at your school or home place. Also, if bullies are reported then potential victims could be saved from the beatings. Also, you should know that physical bullying occurs due to an imbalance in power. Therefore, you will see a strong group and a weak group. And the strong ones exert pressure on the weak group. Moreover, bullying behavior is repetitive. You must see a pattern in bullying. More often bullying regularly targets people. Also, such behavior is toxic and bad. You will see several types of bullying. Also, there are characteristics of bullying.

The second type of bullying is verbal bullying. Moreover, when you are superior to another then you hold power and can abuse your power. I have seen people who are seniors try to abuse their juniors over trifle matters. For instance, if your subordinate made a tiny grammar mistake then you lash out at him for a long period. Your scolding’s were not proportional to the mistake made. More than often I have seen people venting their anger at poor people who work under them. Sometimes the level of verbal abuse is so much that the victim suffers from anxiety and depression.

And the third type of bullying is relational aggression. You may not hit or kick the victim but may spread lies about her. For instance, you hate your colleague and you do not want to be seen as an aggressor so you tell others lies about her.

Chapter 2:

Cyber Bullying

When you bully a victim using your mobile or internet. You can say using modern technology to harass someone. Moreover it can take several forms. You will see several types of bullying. Also, there are characteristics of bullying.

  • For instance, spreading lies through messages or texts, or comments. And try to taint the image of the victim. Also, posting embarrassing images or videos of targeted people. All of it is done to harass the victim.
  • Also, you may have seen people getting threatening messages from others. Moreover, you abuse your victim by sending hate and threats. You want to terrorize the victim.
  • Furthermore, you impersonate another person and spread information about your target. Also, videos and images of the victim are edited and spread through the community on social media.

You can make joke sometimes when you sit with your friends but you should know when your joke went too far and you should there. Moreover, you have no rightto hurt or taunt someone. Also, you should not get involved in personal lives of people. Similarly do not be intrusive in your behavior.

Chapter 3:

Other Types of Bullying

You may have seen social bullying. Here the aggressor may mimic the victim to make fun of her. If someone stutters when she is nervous then bullies will mimic that behavior. Also, you play jokes on people which are offensive and bad. You do not consider the feelings of other people. But keep on making jokes. You will see several types of bullying. Also, there are characteristics of bullying.

Furthermore, you make negative or disgusting gestures to insult the victim. Also, your behavior is having a negative impact on the victim. For instance you victim cries or run away from you. But you are not learning your lesson. And repeating your behavior. Because you are not punished. Similarly, people try to damage the relationship of their victims by spreading rumors.

Another type of bullying is sexual bullying. Here the victim is made to do some acts which are sexual. For instance, I have several movies which portrays sexual bullying. For instance, asking the victim to remove cloths in front of classmates. Also, the bullies does not care about the feelings of their victims.

Chapter 4:

Effects of Bullying

You know that any kind of bullying will have negative impact on others. It could mentally upset the victims. Moreover, most of the victims suffer from abuse at home. And they are again victimized at school. Furthermore if there are no punishments present for the bullies then the acts continue for several years. You will see several types of bullying. Also, there are characteristics of bullying.

Furthermore, you may see an emotional withdrawal in the case of victims. As the victims may mentally escape the situation. And victims will suffer from the effects for several years. The victim can have problems sleeping, headaches, and so on. Also, the victims blame themselves for their suffering and could not talk to other people. They feel suffocated and try to kill themselves. Many victims of bullying have completed suicide. It is a matter of concern for the school and parents to take care of their children. The authorities should take reports of bullying seriously.

Chapter 5:

Handling Bullying

You will see several types of bullying. Also, there are characteristics of bullying. The first step to handling bullying is to talk to someone about your situation. You should not quietly suffer alone. Because you may not be able to get out of the situation when you have no help. You can discuss your anxiety and other issues with a professional. Furthermore, you can report your behavior to higher authorities. Also, in many cases, you can file a report at the police station. But, you should never keep silent.

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