| HealthyPlace.com http://www.healthyplace.com/abuse/emotional-psychological-abuse/what-is-psychological-abuse-of-a-child/menu-id-52/ Psychological abuse is a pattern of intentional verbal or behavioral actions or lack of actions that convey to a child the message that he or she is worthless, flawed, unloved, unwanted, endangered, or only of value to meet someone else's needs. Withholding emotional support, isolation, or terrorizing a child are forms of psychological abuse. Domestic violence that is witnessed by a child is also considered a form of psychological abuse. | |
