Missionaries of the Sacred

Psychological abuse is also known as emotional abuse and refers to " a repeated pattern of caregiver behavior or extreme incident(s) that convey to children that they are worthless, unwanted, endangered or only of value in meeting another person's needs."^{2 Chapter 3}

Psychological abuse includes

• belittling, ridiculing, hostile rejection or terrorizing
• isolation, exploitation or corruption
• failing to express affection
• neglect of educational, mental health and/or medical needs