Psychological abuse
form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that may result in psychological trauma From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Psychological abuse may also be called psychological violence, emotional abuse or mental abuse.
It is when a person puts another person under abuse which may result in psychological trauma. The abuse may result in anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder.[1][2][3] This kind of behaviour is an extreme kind of bullying.
This abuse happens most often when one person has power over another. It may result in narcissism, depression, anxiety, and other disorders.
The term does not mean physical abuse. The most common thing to happen is verbal abuse including sexual harassment. Blaming, shaming, and name calling are signs of verbal abuse which can affect a victim emotionally.
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