PHYSICAL ABUSE

'Physical abuse' is abuse involving contact intended to cause pain, injury, or other physical suffering or harm.
Basic forms include:

★ striking

★ punching

★ pushing, pulling

★ slapping

★ striking with an object

★ pinching

★ kicking

★ having someone fall

★ kneeing

★ strangling

★ drowning

★ sleep deprivation

★ exposure to cold, freezing

★ exposure to heat or radiation, burning

★ exposure to electric shock

★ placing in "stress positions" (tied or otherwise forced)

★ cutting or otherwise exposing somebody to something sharp

★ exposure to a dangerous animal

★ throwing or shooting a projectile

★ exposure to a toxic substance

★ infecting with a disease

★ withholding food or medication

★ spanking is subject to controversy as to whether it qualifies as physical abuse.

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See also

External links

See also

★ assault

★ battered woman syndrome

★ bodily harm

★ humiliation

★ torture

★ negligence

External links

★ A slideshow about the abuse by United States soldiers at Abu Ghraib Prison.

★ Survivor Matters - Support site with forum created by survivors for survivors