According to Newton’s third law of motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. It is further explained as follows: “When one body exerts a force on another, the first body experiences a force that is equal in magnitude in the opposite direction of the force that is exerted.”
Many adult reactions today are reactions to the forces exerted on them during their formative years by parents, siblings, extended family members, peers, neighbors, tutors, and society at large.