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Chapter 25 Complete the following Critical Thinking Exercises. 1. Define lateral violence? How does Workplace Issues it differ from bullying? 2. Describe an incident where you witness lateral violence or bullying in the workplace or the clinical setting. Could the situation have been avoided? If yes please explain 3. Zerwekh disCussed the fact that workers are unprepared to deal with a bully in the work place. However, there are steps that can be followed if you are the target of a bully. List the steps and explain how each step will help you deal with bullying 4. In order to continuously provide

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The term “lateral violence” refers to violence directed against the peer’s or the same group individuals, but not towards the adversaries. The lateral violence can be physical or verbal. For example, minority-on-minority violence.

The term “bullying” means, aggressive behavior directed towards the others to cause injury or discomfort intentionally and frequently. Bullying can be lateral or vertical (means, of the same group or opposite group individuals).