What is Emotional Abuse? The emotional abuse of children involves words, behaviors, and the actions of people who care for them that have mental negative impacts on the child. Also called psychological abuse , this type of maltreatment of children can lead to a wide range of problems that echo well into adulthood. Emotional abuse can impair a child's emotional development or self-esteem. Examples of behaviors by caregivers that can be emotional abuse are: Regularly criticizing the child...

People who went through the trauma of physical or emotional neglect as children have higher rates of depression, anxiety, or anger issues. Also, the responses to these negative emotions that have their roots in childhood abuse are to act impulsively. This impulsiveness may include drinking or taking drugs as a way to numb those uncomfortable feelings. [1] Childhood Abuse and Physical Impacts on the Brain When we take a look at why this impulsiveness develops, some research indicates that it...