Bullying is a condition or situation where one or more people are involved with aggression that is so excessive as cause extreme psychological stress for others. Unfortunately, it is a fact of life in international affairs, politics, organizational dynamics, and with individuals. By its ubiquitous nature it should be obvious that it has always played a role in our society. This, however, does not mean that we should not be concerned. The predominant problem with bullying is its affect on the victims. When it occurs the recipient must cope and adjust behavior. This can either cause...

Cyber bullying seems to be an invention of the Internet era. This form of cowardly bullying involves someone – who is frequently anonymous – communicating through e-mail or social media sites in a very threatening manner. Like bullying that involves the bully being present in person, one cyber bully is almost always joined by others who join in on the frenzy.

As I have written frequently, all bullying is a manifestation of instinctual dominance play in which one or more person’s seek to prey on those who are deemed to be helpless. While this is normally a matter of brawn, in more...

>Many people have the inability to commit to others. This may be due to many reasons. For instance, they may lack certain social skills due to the failure for the part of their brain, which is involved with empathy and social skills, to develop fully. Also, a lack of nurturing early in life may cause them to be overly defensive. Our brain is a learning machine that translates perceptions into patterns. In turn, this is reflected by neurological development. The social centers of the brain, which some scientists believe to reside in the lower areas of the parietal lobes, will become fully...