Bullying is violent behavior that involves an imbalance of power between the bully who is considered superior and the victim who is considered inferior. There are three types of bullying: verbal bullying: teasing, insulting, cyberbullying: hacking someone's social site page and posting negative things about someone, and physical bullying: hitting, spitting, punching someone. Based on my research, I have found that verbal bullying is the most common type that occurs most in high schools among teenagers at some point. The causes of verbal bullying could be based on the victim's physical appearance, gender, social status, culture, race, ethnicity, and more. “Stupid, ugly, short, tall, cowardly” are just some of the words that get labeled on a personal level. individuality that would really offend their feelings. Words are also very powerful and painful. Verbal bullying means insulting and mocking someone and even verbally threatening others (Bauman, Sheri & Del Rio, Adrienne, 2006, p. 219). While it doesn't imply that someone gets physically hurt, it definitely leaves tag marks in that person's characteristics. When victims of verbal bullying take these words to heart, it can lead to serious consequences. What are some of the most common consequences of verbal bullying on victims? For example, one of the most common consequences of verbal bullying is poor academic achievement. The academic results of victimized students are poor because, being victims of verbal bullying, they show less interest in school, which leads them to not participate in lessons and even go to school. (Cornell, Gregory, Huang and Fan, p.138). It is certain that at a certain point, adolescents who go to school often become victims of verbal...... middle of paper ......and teachers' responses to bullying scenarios: comparison between physical, verbal and relational. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98(1), 219-2312) Cornell, Dewey., Gregory, Anne., Huang, Francis., & Fan, Xitao (2013). Perceived prevalence of teasing and bullying predicts school dropout rates. Journal of Educational Psychology, 151(1), 138-149.3) Craig, Wendy M. and Pepler, Debra J. (2007). Understanding bullying: from research to practice. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne. 48(2), 86-934) Espelage, Dorothy L., (2012) Relationships between subtypes of peer victimization, family violence, and psychological outcomes during early adolescence. 2(4), 313-324.5) Kiriakidis, Stavros P., and Athens, Greece. (2008). Bullying and suicide attempts among incarcerated adolescents. The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. 29(4), 216-218.