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    higher sensitivity to rejection during this time and place great importance of peer relationships (Masten et al., 2009). Frequent experiences of social rejection have been linked with lasting somatic, psychosomatic, and internalizing disorders (Wolke & Lereya, 2015), such as depression and anxiety (Rigby, 2000; as cited in Masten et al., 2009). Educators and researchers alike have attempted to intervene in hopes of reducing antisocial behaviors like bullying, a form of social rejection. In this paper,

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    away with him and goes away from her parents. It is also common for Suzi to use violence as a way to communicate. An effective communication between parents and child is vital: it helps the child to feel safe et secure, it helps the child in his/her social and affective

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    Rejection can be described as the feeling of crushing weight on your chest. It is an emotion that can be very difficult to recover from, and one may experience rejection from one's family of origin, a friend, or a romantic partner. Rejection might be experienced on a large scale or in small ways in everyday life. While rejection is typically a part of life, some types of rejection may be more difficult to cope with than others. (Rejection, 2015) The rejection of a child has the most detrimental effects

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    witness the cases of rejection by the society you are living in. A fine example of a safe target of rejection and its affect is Oscar, the main character of the Junto Diaz’s “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”. However, do we know the main causes of which a person is rejected by society and the consequences that this rejection brings with it? Many of you will agree with me that racial or cultural bias, being introvert, appearance, and level of education, economy, and different social classes are the

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    INTRODUCTION: According to Downey and Feldman (1996), the basic need to belong, the desire to achieve acceptance and to avoid rejection is widely acknowledged to be a powerful motivational drive. Social rejection occurs when an individual is deliberately excluded from a social relationship or social interaction for social rather than practical reasons. A person can be rejected on an individual basis or by an entire group of people. For example it can be missing an invitation to a friend’s party,

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    (97) show the rejection that the creature experiences. His only link to humanity is broken and he is isolated from society. This passage exhibits the central theme of loneliness as experienced by the creature. The excerpt shows that loneliness is caused by rejection from society, companionship is desired, and isolation

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    The desire for positive social relationships is one of the most fundamental and universal human needs. This need has a deep root in evolutionary history in relation to mating and natural selection and this can exert a powerful impact on contemporary human psychological processes (Baumeister & Leary 1995). Failure to satisfy these needs can bear devastating consequences on the psychological well being of an individual. These needs might not be satisfied as rejection, isolation, and ostracism occurs

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    following causes: rejection, decision fatigue, and self-regulation failure. Rejections often cause sever psychological affects. The severity of psychological damage might be based on the emotional health of a human being. Rejection can cause serious disturbances in thinking ability, increases anger and frustration, and reduces self-esteem and confidence. Most of the rejection that most of us face are mild and the damages to mind and will heal with the time. However, if rejections are continues and

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    role in a teen’s ability to cope with struggles. When the home lacks essential needs such as emotional support the teen will not be equipped to handle life difficulties and he may resort to violence. An article written by Cecil Hardaway, from the Social Science Research Institute of Duke University, examines how kinship support and parental involvement can help teens when it comes to internalizing and externalizing problems. In the article “Family Resources as Protective Factors for Low-Income Youth

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    The Causation of School Shooting through Psychotic Behaviour The statistics regarding the causalities stemming from rampage school shootings have increased greatly over the past few years. This probably results from each perpetrator being grotesquely inspired by their predecessor, in which they will applaud and acknowledge in their manifesto. These individuals usually possess abnormal behaviours and will manifest qualities of psychopathy which is “a personality style epitomized by a blatant disregard

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