"Psychological harm" refers to emotional or mental damage that can occur to a person's mind, feelings, or well-being. It can result from experiences or situations that cause distress, anxiety, fear, or other negative mental effects.
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(b) the need to protect the child from physical or
psychological harm from being subjected to, or exposed to, abuse, neglect or family violence.
However, persistent unwanted advances of this nature can cause
significant psychological harm, including depression and decreased performance at work.
The threat might imply physical harm death, or
even psychological harm to the recipient of the threat, to another person, or to property, if the victim does not comply.
Their first major campaign will be a series of ads aimed at parents and teenagers warning about the
alleged psychological harm inflicted by spending too much time on social media.
Over the years, it has been abundantly clear that a large proportion of these dogs show evidence
of psychological harm in their behaviors and emotional responses to normal life.
Girls use backbiting, ostracizing, rumor spreading, name - calling and manipulation to inflict
serious psychological harm on their targets.
What this case really says, is that if one spouse is doing something in order to deliberately inflict
psychological harm on the other spouse, they are at risk of being found to be engaging in family violence, and the Court may very well conclude that they are not the sort of person that can be trusted with the well - being of a child.
Feelings of revenge, frustration, and disappointment can cause you to jump right back into the market on a whim, with no real setup present, obviously this is likely to cause you even
further psychological harm because you will likely lose even more money, and the cycle will continue.
The behaviour is intended by the pupil to cause, or the pupil ought to know that the behaviour would be likely to cause, harm, fear or distress to another individual,
including psychological harm or harm to the individual's reputation
Substantial evidence from educational psychology indicates that students who are placed in higher - achieving groups can
suffer psychological harm.
Described as a world first and entirely voluntary, the Mental Health Commission of Canada launched the National Standard, designed to help employers of all sizes, and in all sectors, promote good mental health and prevent
psychological harm for every employee.
Crucial to this determination was Judge Merrick's view that the father was refusing to pay in order to
inflict psychological harm on the mother.
These findings strongly support previous research that links this involuntary paralysis with
greater psychological harm following the assault.
However, that's the case in our culture and, from a logic point of view, it makes sense if adultery was a crime in some cultures that value marriage differently and where it causes
major psychological harm.
The court held that, on the basis of fresh evidence admitted on appeal, the children would suffer serious
psychological harm if ordered to return to Egypt.
The negative impacts of discrimination and harassment go well beyond economic burdens to
encompass psychological harms and the perpetuation of systemic inequality.
Researchers and bioethicists worry that bad news could traumatize patients and cause depression or
other psychological harm (Science, 22 February 2008, p. 1022).
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a pervasive, chronic problem that can cause
enduring psychological harm, according to the president of the American Psychological Association.
For Michelle it leaves her constantly on edge, with both physical and
psychological harm very real minefields she constantly has to navigate as she tries to find some level of engagement with her captor and fellow roommate, while also looking out for her own self - preservation.
She exclusively serves people who have suffered physical and
psychological harm through motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, occupiers» liability, and other forms of negligence, as well as people whose insurers have failed to provide them the coverage to which they are entitled.
Serious dog bite injuries can mean expensive medical and rehabilitation bills, lost wages, and other incidental damages, not to
mention psychological harms.
While it is not possible or appropriate to avoid litigation in every divorce or dissolution, children are much less likely to suffer long - term emotional or
psychological harm when an out - of - court solution can be reached.
Depending on the severity of the accident, damages in bus accident cases may also include compensation for loss of spousal support, emotional distress, mental anguish, causally
related psychological harm, or wrongful death.
A notifiable patient safety incident, which has a specific definition, applies where a patient has suffered, or could suffer, unintended harm that results in death, severe harm, moderate harm or
prolonged psychological harm.
The court then went on to consider the observations made in the various psychological reports prepared in relation to the appellant by psychologists for both the appellant and defendants, and concluded that
whatever psychological harm had been inflicted upon the appellant, the aggravated damages did not adequately compensate her for the humiliation she had suffered.
The
documented psychological harm suffered takes the damages well beyond nominal amounts for embarrassment and humiliation while the limited number of people told and the temporary manner of communication (telephone rather than internet) go to contain the award.
The risks of ordinary therapy to alienated children not only includes
increasing psychological harm but may now include medical / health ramifications in the form of consequences from what is referred to as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Even if an abuser never lays hands on them, children who witness domestic abuse often face long - term
psychological harm as a result.