Excessive feelings of rejection . Being a victim of violence . Feelings of being picked on and persecuted . Low school interest and poor academic performance . Expression of violence in writings and drawings .
Many children produce work about violent themes that is harmless.
But an overrepresentation of violence that is directed at specific individuals consistently over time may signal problems. Uncontrolled anger, expressed frequently and intensely in response to minor incidents . Patterns of impulsive and chronic hitting, intimidating and bullying behaviors . History of discipline problems . Past history of violent and aggressive behavior .