What is abuse?
Abuse is any action that intentionally harms or injures another person. The four main types of abuse are physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect.
What is emotional abuse?
Emotional abuse is deliberately hurting another person - a child, young person, adult through words. It is also know as psychological abuse. The person may experience treatment such as:
being humiliated in front of others
being criticised constantly
making the person the subject of jokes
being blamed for things when it is not their fault
being made to feel bad about or embarrassed about something they have said
being manipulated into thinking a certain way
Signs of emotional abuse on a young person may include:
a use of language that is not appropriate to the young person's age
behaviour and acting in a way that is not always appropriate to certain situations
has knowledge about things that is not appropriate to the young person's age
being unable to control their emotions
lacking confidence to have/make friends with others their own age
The impact of emotional abuse on a young person's emotional health include:
suffering from anxiety - as not sure what they did wrong or how they would do things differently next time
unable to sleep - wondering if they are good enough, worried about events coming up if they will be able to do them properly
obsessive behaviour - as the young person tries to control what they can
low self-esteem - as the young person feels unworthy, stupid, unable to do things on their own
depression - as the young person is so unhappy and cannot see a way to change what is happening to them
bullying others - as the young person wants someone else to feel the pain that they have
What can a young person do if they are suffering emotional abuse?
Tell someone what has been happening - this could be a parent/guardian, a friend, a teacher in school.
Consider talking to someone at an organisation that can give advice and help with the bullying experience such as:
- NSPCC
Check out the CCEA GCSE Learning for Life and Work Second Edition Textbook to find out more or check out: My Revision Notes: CCEA GCSE Learning for Life and Work: Second Edition
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