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The repetitive patterns of aggressive acts/ oppression inflicted upon individuals of Color have an accumulative effect on the physical, social, and emotional well-being of people of Color (Pierce, 1970) . Further, microaggressions may be exacerbated by intersectionality; that is, the volume of microaggressive acts may increase due to the intersections of other minoritized identities (e.g. , people with disabilities, LGBTQ+, woman/girl, non-cisgender expression, etc. )  \n(Williams et al. , 2021) .  \nExpanding upon Pierce’s work, Sue and colleagues (2007b) further defined microaggressions as the everyday (non)verbal and environmental 1 slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to people based solely upon their marginalized group membership.  \nMakeup & Impact  \nTypes  \nSue (2010) identified four basic types of microaggressions2 :  \n1. Microinsults: Verbal/nonverbal actions that convey negative assumptions about, disregard, or belittle  \n2. Micro-invalidations: Verbal actions that ignore, neutralize, negate, or dismiss the experiences and emotional realities  \n3. Micro-assaults: Small-scale attacks or disparagements using demeaning/ degrading actions/words  \n1 E.g. , mascots, monuments, curriculum, etc. (Sue et al. , 2010)  \n2 For an updated, expanded list of microaggression categories and their definitions, please see: Williams et al. , 2021 , pp. 997-1003)  \n- 1-  \n4. Environmental Microaggressions: Manifest at a systemic/ macroscopic level. These acts invalidate the group identity or experiential reality of the targeted person, demean them on a personal or group level, communicate they are lesser human beings, suggest they do not belong with the majority group, threaten and intimidate, or relegate them to inferior status and treatment (Sue, 2010) .  \nComponents  \nMicroaggressions have two parts: One is the conscious communication of the initiator, which was likely intended to be a surface-level statement or act. Then there's the unconscious metacommunication, which is the message the microaggression sends.  \nExamples of microaggressions include (Williams et al. , 2021):  \n• Explicit or implicit messages that implies an individual is not a true citizen  \n• Assumptions that people of a given  \nrace are all alike  \n• Any positive or negative ascriptionsof intellectual abilities, competence, education, or social standing on the basis of racial, gender economic or  \ndisability assumptions  \n• Invalidating racial or ethnic identity, i.e. , Color evasive (Annamma, 2017)  \n• Expressions of jealousy or hostility surrounding the notion that people  \nof Color get unfair advantages and  \n[Image description: Graphic of a person sitting with their  \nbenefits because of their race  \nhead b","cbCaiedcSY2eriBR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiedcSY2eriBR","pdf",2275749,12,"English","# Introduction\n# Historical Origin\n# Makeup & Impact\n## Types\n## Components\n# Health & Wellbeing","[{\"question\":\"What is a microaggression, and how did the term originate?\",\"answer\":\"Microaggression refers to everyday (non)verbal and environmental slights, snubs, or insults based on marginalized group membership. 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