Psychological abuse - Citizendia

Psychological abuse or emotional abuse is a form of abuse characterised by a person subjecting or exposing another to behaviour that is psychologically harmful.

Psychological abuse is the willful infliction of mental or emotional anguish by threat, humiliation, or other verbal or nonverbal conduct. It is often associated with situations of power imbalance, such perhaps as the situations of abusive relationships and child abuse; however, it can also take place on larger scales, such as Group psychological abuse, racial oppression and bigotry. Relational aggression, also known as covert bullying is a type of Psychological abuse in which harm is caused through or to relationships Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children Group psychological abuse refers to groups where methods of Psychological abuse are frequently or systematically used on their members List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Oppression is the act of using power to empower and/or privilege a group at the expense of disempowering marginalizing silencing and subordinating another group A bigot is a person who is intolerant of opinions lifestyles or identities differing from his or her own and bigotry is the corresponding state of mind A more "mild" case might be that of workplace abuse. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Workplace abuse is a large cause of workplace-related stress, which in turn is a strong cause of illness, both physical and mental. Mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as

When a child is emotionally abused, some may not even recognize it, and make it seem like everyday behavior when, in fact, it can have serious long term effects on the child at hand.

Psychotherapy and psychiatric methods can help some people overcome the negative effects of abuse, given time and a healing environment. Psychotherapy is an Interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid clients in problems of living Psychiatry is a medical specialty which exists to study, prevent, and treat Mental disorders in Humans Psychiatric

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