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Verbal abuse (also known as verbal aggression, verbal attack, verbal violence, verbal assault, psychic aggression, or psychic violence) is a type of psychological/mental abuse that involves the use of oral or written language directed to a victim. [1]
Psychological abuse, often known as emotional abuse or mental abuse or psychological violence or non-physical abuse, is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another person to a behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, clinical depression or post-traumatic stress disorder amongst other psychological problems.
"The purpose of emotional abuse is to create psychological weakness by undermining one's confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth," says Kathy Nickerson, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist.
Domestic violence can take many forms. Understand the abuse and how abusers operate.
Physical symptoms with a psychological or emotional basis are called psychosomatic symptoms. Common psychosomatic symptoms associated with victimization include headaches, stomachaches and experiencing a higher frequency of illnesses such as colds and sore throats. [ 4 ]
Children who have suffered from emotional abuse have been known to develop anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicidal tendencies. Psychological maltreatment ...
Psychological trauma (also known as mental trauma, psychiatric trauma, emotional damage, or psychotrauma) is an emotional response caused by severe distressing events, such as bodily injury, sexual violence, or other threats to the life of the subject or their loved ones; indirect exposure, such as from watching television news, may be extremely distressing and can produce an involuntary and ...
Children are more likely to experience verbal abuse than any other form of maltreatment, and this abuse can have lasting effects. Study says child verbal abuse comparable to sexual, physical abuse ...