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What causes relational aggression?
Relational aggression refers to harm within relationships that is caused by covert bullying or manipulative behavior. Examples include isolating a youth from his or her group of friends (social exclusion), threatening to stop talking to a friend (the ”silent treatment”), or spreading gossip and rumors by e-mail.
What mental illness causes aggression?
The following are examples of mental health disorders that can include or cause aggression:
- Alzheimer’s disease.
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Autism spectrum disorder.
- Bipolar disorder.
- Conduct disorder.
- Dementia.
- Intermittent explosive disorder (IED)
- Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
Why do people bully and what are the top reasons?
The need to control is one of the top reasons why people bully, and there can be many reasons why a person needs to feel more in control. Some people engage in bullying to gain control of their surroundings. For example, they may have no control over the way they are treated at home.
Is the Bully Aware of what he is doing?
The bully is quite aware. It’s an imbalance of power. And the bullies understand that. Bullying also tends to be an ongoing event. It happens more than once and it happens over and over again. There’s a pattern.
What are the characteristics of bullies?
At their core, bullies are extremely insecure and small individuals. Their malicious targeting of other people is their way of attempting to mask their insecurity. Furthermore, bullies usually feel threatened by the people they choose to follow; this feeling can be conscious or subconscious, but it’s very real.
Why is bullying behavior often rewarding?
Bullying behavior is often rewarding because the person who does it gets what they want. Every time a person who bullies wins and succeeds in getting what they want, it reinforces their behavior.