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emotional abuse |
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emotional abuse [imō′shənəl] the debasement of a person's feelings that causes the individual to perceive himself or herself as inept, not cared for, and worthless. emotional abuse Pediatrics The infliction of '…coercive, demeaning, or overly distant behavior by a parent or other caretaker that interferes with a child's normal social or psychological development…'
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Riding Grace: A Triumph of the Soul is the true-life story of author Alissa Lukara's struggle to cope with the scars of severe childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, as well as the unyielding toll of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Children in step-families and blended families were also around five times more likely than those in 'intact' families to experience emotional abuse or neglect. The physical, sexual, and emotional abuse she suffered in her childhood left long lasting scars that simple "geographic cures" of moving herself from one place to another could not heal. |
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