verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not think about emotional abuse. This kind of abuse can be more subtle to recognize and often has different motivations driving it ...

The concept of emotional needs is derived from a misunderstanding of Abraham Maslow’s theory of motivation, known as the “Hierarchy of Needs.” (I think today he would call it the ...

Emotional abuse isn't as easy to spot as physical forms of abuse, which may complicate arguments as the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs continues. Among several other accusations of physical and ...

A University at Buffalo criminologist has introduced a new element into one of the field's guiding frameworks that has ...

The concept has evolved beyond its cinematic ... affecting individuals across all social spheres. Emotional abuse through gaslighting involves systematic attempts to undermine someone’s trust ...

Parental alienation, a phenomenon where one parent intentionally undermines or damages a child's relationship with the other ...

“GST has been instrumental in disentangling the link between strains, emotions and crime, but I believe integrating that theory with the concept ... emotional invalidation. “We know through empirical ...