Physical Abuse
What is physical abuse?
Hurting someone's body on purpose (hitting, slapping, pushing, etc.)
What is verbal abuse?
Using words to hurt, control, or intimidate someone.
What is property abuse?
Damaging or destroying someone's belongings on purpose.
What is psychological abuse?
Using control, manipulation, or fear to harm someone's mind.
What is emotional abuse?
Constantly putting someone down, ignoring their feelings, or making them feel worthless.
True or False: Physical abuse always leaves visible marks?
False
Give one example of verbal abuse.
Name-calling, yelling, insults, threats, etc.
Give one example of property abuse.
Breaking a phone, ripping clothes, destroying furniture, etc.
What does "gaslighting" mean?
Making someone doubt their memory or reality.
Give one example of emotional abuse.
Humiliating someone, constant criticism, etc.
Give two examples of physical abuse.
Hitting, choking, shoving, spitting, etc.
How can verbal abuse affect someone over time?
It can lower self-esteem and cause emotional harm.
Why might someone destroy property during a fight?
To scare, control, or punish the other person.
Give an example of psychological abuse in a relationship.
Controlling who someone can see, guilt tripping, threats.
How can emotional abuse affect a teen's self-esteem?
It can make them feel unworthy, unloved, or hopeless.
What makes physical abuse different from play fighting?
It is intentional harm and not agreed upon.
True or False: Verbal abuse can be as harmful as physical abuse.
True
True or False: Breaking someone's things is abuse.
True
True or False: Psychological abuse can happen without yelling or hitting.
True
True or False: Emotional abuse can have long-lasting effects.
True.
What might stop a teen from reporting physical abuse?
Fear, shame, protecting the abuser, not recognizing it as abuse, etc.
What is one way to respond to verbal abuse?
Walk away, set boundaries, tell a trusted adult
How might a teen feel if their belongings are destroyed?
Unsafe, hurt, disrespected, powerless
Why is psychological abuse harder to recognize?
It often doesn't leave visible signs and can feel confusing.
What's one healthy way to cope with emotional abuse?
Talk to a trusted adult, journal, therapy, set boundaries.