Bullying Is A Modern Threat Of The Security Of Many People...

What is the personality of a bully? There is no easy answer to that question, but a good place to start is by defining what a bully is. A bully is someone who uses strength and/or power to harm another individual. Bully is a label that most people do not wear all the time, but almost everybody has bullied somebody else in their lifetime and have been bullied in their life. Bullying can be so extreme that it can bring physical harm to some people. Bullying is a modern threat to the security of many people around the world. To figure out the personality of a bully we need to define types of bullying, causes of bullying, traits of bullies and possible cures of bullying. The first subject that needs clarification is the types of bullying.†¦show more content†¦Verbal bullying is when someone uses language to gain power over someone else. Verbal bullying has no physical effects on people, but it does have potentially long lasting psychological effects on people. Two of the main ps ychological effects of verbal bullying are low self-esteem and depression. These are potentially dangerous conditions because having low self-esteem or depression could lead someone to cause physical harm to themselves or others. Verbal bullying seems to be more present in girls because they are typically subtler than boys. Verbal bullying also happens with boys. The next type of bullying is emotional bullying. Emotional bullying is closely related to verbal bullying, because verbal bullying is often used when bullying someone emotionally. Emotional bullying is usually between partners in a relationship, but may also be in families and friendships. Emotional bullying is defined as using emotional relations to gain power over another person. The last type of bullying is cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is a fairly new thing, as the internet has not had an effect on people until the last few years. Cyber bullying is any type of bullying done over the internet. Because of social medias p opularity cyber bullying has become the most common type of bullying. â€Å"More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyber threats online† (Cyber Bullying Statistics - Bullying Statistics). Many people do not take cyber bullying seriously because they believe