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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > special topics offenses > psychological/emotional abuse

Preferred term

psychological/emotional abuse  

Definition

  • Psychological/emotional abuse may be defined as incidents of recurring criticism, denigration, and/or verbal aggression against a person, as well as acts to isolate and/or dominate another person. Psychological/ emotional abuse includes ridicule, stalking, destroying the property of the victim, emotional withdrawal, threats, and restrictive engulfment (i.e., socially isolating the victim from family, friends, and others). [Source: Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence; Psychological/Emotional Abuse]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TV1WCF3Q-8

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