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Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of a person or thing, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical...

Psychological abuse, often known as emotional abuse or psychological violence, is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another...

1992). "Methodological issues in the study of sexual abuse effects". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 60 (2): 196–203. CiteSeerX 10.1.1...

Sibling abuse includes the physical, psychological, or sexual abuse of one sibling by another. More often than not, the younger sibling is abused by the older...

Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation...

Physical abuse is any intentional act causing injury or trauma to another person or animal by way of bodily contact. In most cases, children are the victims...

with young children and mothers who have experienced domestic abuse". Educational Psychology in Practice. 25 (1): 21–36. doi:10.1080/02667360802697571. S2CID 144370605...

Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is the use of a drug in amounts or by methods that are harmful to the individual or others. It is a form of substance-related...

Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both conscious and unconscious...

Child-on-child sexual abuse is a form of child sexual abuse in which a prepubescent child is sexually abused by one or more other children or adolescents...

have been many cases of sexual abuse of children by priests, nuns, and other members of religious life in the Catholic Church. In the late 20th and early...

In evolutionary psychology, the Cinderella effect describes the phenomenon of a higher incidence of child abuse and mistreatment by stepparents than biological...

the incidence of a person committing child sexual abuse. The exact causes of pedophilia have not been conclusively established.: 101  Some studies of...

Gómez-Benito, J. (2009). "The prevalence of child sexual abuse in community and student samples: A meta-analysis". Clinical Psychology Review. 29 (4): 328–338...

allegation of child sexual abuse is an accusation against one or more individuals claiming that they committed child sexual abuse when no abuse has been...

Elder abuse is classified as patient abuse of those older than 60 and forms a large proportion of patient abuse. Abuse includes physically striking or sexually...

Child abuse (also called child endangerment or child maltreatment) is physical, sexual, emotional and/or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child...

a label for the self-serving and for all domestic abusers. Some psychologists suggest that a moderate level of narcissism is supportive of good psychological...

number of friends or followers, and frequency of posting self-portrait digital photographs. In March 2020, the Review of General Psychology published...

ritualistic abuse, organized abuse, or sadistic ritual abuse) starting in the United States in the 1980s, spreading throughout many parts of the world by the late...