Question

1. what are the four types of bullying and give their definitions?

Explanation:

The four core types of bullying are defined based on common psychological and educational frameworks for identifying harmful interpersonal behavior:

1. Physical Bullying: Involves physical harm or threats of harm to a person or their property.
2. Verbal Bullying: Uses spoken or written words to insult, mock, or degrade someone.
3. Social Bullying (Relational Aggression): Targets a person's social standing to isolate or harm their reputation.
4. Cyberbullying: Occurs via digital platforms to harass, shame, or target someone.

Answer:

1. Physical Bullying: Physical acts (hitting, pushing, stealing/damaging property) or threats of physical harm to intimidate or harm a victim.
2. Verbal Bullying: Using spoken, written, or gestured words (name-calling, insults, teasing, spreading false rumors) to degrade, humiliate, or control a victim.
3. Social (Relational) Bullying: Manipulating social relationships to harm a victim, such as spreading rumors, excluding someone from groups, or publicly embarrassing them to damage their reputation and social standing.
4. Cyberbullying: Using digital communication tools (social media, text messages, online forums) to send harmful, threatening, or humiliating content, share private information without consent, or target someone anonymously or publicly online.