Psychological or emotional abuse - is any action which has an effect on an individual's mental well-being, causes suffering and effects their quality of life and ability to function to their full potential.
Emotional abuse – involves the persistent psychological mistreatment of a child and may include making the child feel inadequate, unloved or worthless, imposing inappropriate developmental expectations on a child, threatening, taunting or humiliating the child or exploiting or corrupting
Abuse is behaviour towards a person which deliberately or unintentionally causes harm to them. It is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights and in the worst cases can result in death.
* Emotional/psychological abuse: threats of harm/abandonment, over controlling, harassment, intimidation & withdrawal from support networks/services
Neglect by others occurs when either a support worker or a family or friend carer fails to meet someone’s support needs as they do not realise its importance, or because they cannot be bothered, or choose not to provide it.
Emotional abuse is any kind of abuse that is emotional rather than physical in nature.
Physical abuse is typically described as the use of physical force against another person that may in turn cause injury, pain or impairment. This type of abuse could be perform with or without an object.
The indicators of physical abuse can include unexplained bruising, marks or injuries on any part of the body, multiple bruises, broken bones or even multiple burn marks. There can also be a change in behaviour while a child is being physically abused, such as; fear of parents being approached for an explanation, aggressive behaviour, flinching when approached or touched, depression, withdrawn behaviour or even running away from home.
Emotional / psychological abuse is when a person uses threats, bullying, trying to control a person’s mind, makes them feel powerless, as well as making them believe it is their own fault. This type of abuse results in mental and physical distress and includes
Emotional / psychological abuse is doing or saying things that demean and make someone feel less of themselves. This includes bulling, blaming, threatening and damaging other’s feelings of self-esteem.
It can be very difficult to recognise signs of abuse in a child or young person. They are some signs, which could alert staff to the fact that the child or young person might be being abused at home, for example constant bruising, or having unusual injuries for the child or young person. This may have an affect on their
Physical: Physical abuse is deliberate physical force that may result in bodily injury, pain, or impairment. Both old and young people can be physically abused.
Emotional/psychological abuse may involve threats or actions to cause mental or physical harm; humiliation; voilation
Emotional abuse – is a type of abuse that cause psychological or emotional pain, anxiety, or distress. It can be verbal such as yelling, threatening, humiliating and constantly blaming an elderly adult. Nonverbal can be actions such as isolating the elderly from friends, families, health professionals or activities, ignoring their needs and instilling fear or terrorizing an individual. Treating an older person like a baby or a child is also a form of psychological
Psychological abuse can take longer to have an effect on a victim, but the results are equally detrimental. Psychological abuse is a way for an abuser to trap their victim, and make them think that they are not good enough for anyone else. By being controlling, and being verbally abusive a victim could feel inadequate and unworthy of any other type of affection causing them to stay in a violent