THE INEVITABLE EFFECTS OF VERBAL BULLYING

TO GRADE 10 STUDENTS

A Research Paper
Presented to
Mrs. Reinelle B. Benaid
Of the English Department
Mambugan National High School
Mambugan, Antipolo City

In Partial Fulfilment
Of the requirements for the completion
Of junior high school certificate

By
BELLO, RUTH AGATHA A.
DIZON, FRANZ
FORONDA, MARJORIE M.
MALLANES, ZHANDEL P.
MELENDEZ, CHRISTINE V.
MOLINA, JANNA D
NUNIEZA, JHESYLYN JOY A.
OCOP, JAMES A.
PALTING, JESTER F.
SALAMANES, RIZELBEN C.
February 2024
 INTRODUCTION

“Sticks and stone may break my bone but words will never hurt me.” (Life lessons, H.M,
Pg#3- 7, official publisher). Many expert proved that this adage is not true, in fact words can
Greatly impact more negatively to a person more than physically harming the victim.
(https://simhcoltumwa.org/yelling-al- children-verbal-abuse/). Verbal abuse is the use of
Language with the intention to damage the person’s well-being, and to intimidate, humiliate and
Scare the victim. Verbal abuse can also be expressed in the use of degrading language, and
Frequent and severe wrong criticism. (https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-recognize-verbal-
Abuse-bullying-4154087#:-text=Verbal%20abuse%20can%20also%20Obe%20used%20to0
%20harass%20people%20by. For%20a%20variety%20of%20reasons.). In terms of psychological abuse,
verbal abuse Can have serious long-term effects on victim’s development and requires protection from
the state. According to American Psychological association that verbal abuse is extremely critical,
Threatening, or insulting words delivered in oral or written form and intended to demean,
Belittle, or frighten the recipient, (https://dictionary.apa.org/verbal-abuse). Communication
Specialist Patricia Evans clarifies that threats. Don’t have to be drastic, words are intangible but
Powerful and hurtful words that can become more lethal as the victim starts to believe the
Bully. Such as the case with verbal abuse it can feel you worn. Out and weak as it gradually
Diminishes your self esteem Verbal abuse is a type of emotional abuse. It is when someone uses
Their words to assault, dominate, ridicule, manipulate, and/or degrade another person and
Negatively impact that person’s psychological health. Verbal abuse is a means of controlling and
Maintaining power over another person (https://www.verywellmind.com/hoW-to-recognize-
Verbal- abuse-bullying-4154087). “When someone steps on your toe on purpose, it seems to
Hurt more than when the person does the same thing unintentionally” (The sting of intentional
Pain, K.G D.W, pg#1260, 2008 Association for Psychological science, 12/01/08) meaning that
When someone hurts you intentionally it affects you extremely more than when someone hurts
You unintentionally because unintentionally harming is hurting someone you didn’t mean to or
You just say something hurtful, threatening, assaulting words to them by accident. On the other
Hand intentional harming is a type of abuse that the bullies do to the victims by directly giving
Them negative expressions, words, or even an action.

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Student behavior plays a major role in academic achievement. If there are students who are active,
responsible and has won in different contests at different levels, there are also Learners who show
strange and aggressive feelings, committing chronic absenteeism and cutting Classes..
(https://ojs.aaresearchindex.com/index.php/AAJMRA/article/view/5661) Other than That, grade10.
Students are still under development and have still many things to learn and at Least we know that grade
10 student are going thru puberty. According to Charles A. Sarnoff that Personality growth and
maturation continue whether there is therapy or not. (psychotherapy And personality change, C.S M.D,
pg. 6, 1987 by Charles Sarnoff) Mostly grade 10 students Don’t usually go to therapy, instead they use
alternate therapy such as listening to music, Reading books, watching a show, and playing video game for
entertainment as therapy because It’s comforting and soothing for them and keeping them feel more
safe and sound.

They usually bully to increase their status and popularity among their friends (Verbal
Bullying and Its Effects on Social Relations of High School Students in Mataram Municipality, H,
M.I, M, N.H, pg#9, Sociology Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP),
University of Mataram, Mataram, Indonesia handayani@unram.ac.id.) They do This to boost their egos,
fame, so that people around them would think they are “cool”. The authors found that children and
teenagers who were verbally abused experienced a Range of negative consequences throughout their
lives-most commonly delinquent behavior, Aggression, conduct disorders, Depression, And anger.
Substance Use,
(https://www.psychologytoday.com/int/blog/evidence-based-living/202310/verbal-abuse-
LeadstOlongtermHarm#:text=The%20authors%20found%20that%20children,%2C%20substance%20use
%2C9%2Oand%20anger.) As the process continue the mind of a child and teenager that still
Underdeveloped can cause an extremely bad result as they grow in a toxic household or school, It can
affect their behavior, feelings, mind, and can even get a post traumatic stress Disorder(PTSD). An
individual may experience this as emotionally or physically harmful or life-Threatening and may affect
mental, physical, social, and/or spiritual well-being.
(https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/ptsd/what-is-ptsd). The mental health impact of Verbal
abuse accumulates over time and is often experienced as depression, anxiety, and Lowered self-esteem.
When not addressed, it can cause someone to doubt themselves and their Capabilities.

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Therapy can help with working through the issues that can come up as a result of Verbal abuse.
(https://www.talkspace.com/blog/verbal-abuse). As they’re continue to get Assaulted, abused, and
attacked in a verbal way they could or will get a mental illness causes for Them to breakdown. Verbal
abuse triggers anguish, pain, and distress through intimidating or Bullying verbal assaults meant to
embarrass, harass, humiliate, insult, or threaten vulnerable People. Verbal abuse is manipulative and
unpredictable. (Psychology and Behavioral Health, S.S, pp#1972-1977, April 2015). It can be obvious and
demonstrated with angry outbursts or Insidious and expressed with feigned concern that sends mixed
meanings to victims.

The purpose of this study is to spread an awareness to people who get verbally abused, to Those
who verbally abusing someone, and to those who’s going to get verbally abuse. Because High school
student who get verbally abused is very crucial since they’re inexperienced and Experience at the same
time since they’re at the middle of teenage, and the high school is for the Preparation of senior and
college. Cause their behavior, participation, and doings around the School surroundings depends their
and Room on (https://ojs.aaresearchindex.com/index.php/AAJMRA /article/view/10071), That result
their Academic performance inside the classroom.

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 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The Researchers’ would like to know answers to the following questions

1. Why Verbal Abuse is exacerbate the mental instability of the Victim?

2. What are the possible motivations of a bully in doing such actions?
3. How can they live a normal life after getting bullied?
4. What are the different forms of Verbal Abuse?
5. How would a Grade 10 Student overcome Verbal Bullying?