Sentences with phrase «threatens physical abuse»

Even if your partner simply threatens physical abuse (but doesn't act on it), you need to leave.

Not exact matches

I've been verbally abused, threatened with physical abuse, and shunned for merely answering the question, «Are you religious?»

It can range from verbal abuse (calling a parent foul names, threatening a parent) and intimidation to outright physical assault.

The adverse effects of anabolic steroid abuse can come from physical effects of life - threatening effects.

I had been in therapy for 20 + years for depression and PTSD related to issues of childhood physical, sexual and emotional abuse and a life - threatening cancer when I was 13.

«I endured excessive emotional, verbal and physical abuse from Johnny, which has included angry, hostile, humiliating and threatening assaults to me whenever I questioned his authority or disagreed with him.»

For fixed - period exclusions more than twice as many were related to physical assualt on pupils (54,370) than adults (20,770), but when it came to verbal abuse / threatening behaviour, almost four times as many exclusions related to adults (52,710) compared with other pupils (12,570).

In cases of criminal activity such as animal fighting, physical abuse, and other life - threatening situations, call 911.

WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS and CONTRAINDICATIONS: Due to serious human safety and abuse concerns, including physical or psychological dependence, life - threatening respiratory depression and additive CNS depressant effects, read the full prescribing information before using this drug, including the complete Boxed Warning.

Domestic violence is defined to include «physical violence, threatening or intimidating behaviour and any other form of abuse which, directly or indirectly, may have caused harm to the other party or to the child or which may give rise to the risk of harm».

In January this year in Yemshaw v Hounslow London Borough Council [2011] UKSC 3, [2011] 1 All ER 912 the Supreme Court held that «domestic violence» included «physical violence, threatening or intimidating behaviour and any other form of abuse, which directly or indirectly may give rise to the risk of harm» and that although «physical violence» was a natural meaning of «violence» it was not the only natural meaning.

Article 28 (3) of Directive 2004 / 38 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64 / 221 / EEC, 68 / 360 / EEC, 72 / 194 / EEC, 73 / 148 / EEC, 75 / 34 / EEC, 75 / 35 / EEC, 90 / 364 / EEC, 90 / 365 / EEC and 93 / 96 / EEC, is to be interpreted as meaning that sexual abuse of a 14 year old minor, sexual coercion and rape are not covered by the concept of «imperative grounds of public security» where those acts do not directly threaten the calm and physical security of the population as a whole or a large part of it.

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OHSA) defines «workplace violence» as «violence or the threat of violence against workers» that involves any physical assault, threatening behavior, or verbal abuse occurring in, or related to, the workplace, and includes behaviors ranging in aggressiveness from verbal harassment to murder.

Remember too that emotional abuse (for example someone putting you down, manipulating you, controlling your behaviour or threatening you) can be just as traumatic and difficult to deal with as physical violence, so it is important to tell the mediator about these experiences.

Bullying is verbal, emotional or physical abuse which is repeated and intended to hurt, frighten or threaten someone.

Disclosures to the staff of Cary Counseling Center will not be revealed to outside parties except in the following instances: 1) Where your written permission has been granted; 2) Where your physical safety or the physical safety of another person is threatened; 3) Where evidence is given of physical or sexual child abuse; 4) Where records are subpoenaed by a judge.

Seven items assessed physical abuse: partner pushed, grabbed or shoved you, partner slapped you, partner kicked, bit, or shoved you, partner beat you up, partner hit you or tried to hit you with something, partner choked you, and partner threatened you with a gun / knife (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.75).

Serious acts of physical abuse included punching, beating, choking, burning, or threatening with a weapon.

Incidentally, in its discussion of the shelter survey the Critique neglects to mention that in addition to the 3 % who reported batterers getting custody despite abuse, another 2 % of shelter residents reported abusers getting custody despite child sexual abuse, 34 % reported the batterer threatens kidnapping, 11 % reported that the batterer kidnapped the child; 21 % reported that the kidnapping threats forced them to return to the abuser, 25 % reported verbal threats during visitation, and 10 % reported physical violence during visitation.

Women most frequently report instances of rape, sexual molestation, physical attack, being threatened with a weapon and childhood physical abuse.

When abuse exists in any form (threatening, physical, or emotional) an individual feels unsafe, intimidated, and unloved.

A traumatic experience can happen when a person's life has been threatened or severe injury has occurred such as a car accident, a bad fall, a hospital operation, a natural disaster like a flood, fire or cyclone, or being the victim or witness of violence such as physical and sexual abuse.

Traumatic events involve situations where a person's life has been threatened or severe injury has occurred such as a car accident, a bad fall, a hospital operation, a natural disaster like a flood, fire or cyclone, or being the victim or witness of violence such as physical and sexual abuse.

Childhood sexual abuse and childhood physical abuse are among the strongest predictors of psychiatric pathology and severity of clinical course, including suicide.2,4 - 14 The influence of childhood sexual abuse and childhood physical abuse on psychological development is thought to be mediated directly by changes in cognitive processing of threatening stimuli,15 - 18 resulting in enhanced negative affect to daily life stressors.19 Although there is a clear link between early - life adversity and psychopathology, very little is known about the molecular mechanisms responsible for the long - lasting behavioral consequences of childhood abuse.

Psychological abuse: threats of physical violence toward a partner, family member, pets, or friends; keeping a partner from socializing or going to work or school; or threatening suicide or self - harm as a method of manipulation.

While there is no single definition, the central element of domestic violence (which includes - physical, verbal, emotional and financial abuse) is an ongoing pattern of behaviour aimed at controlling a partner through fear — for example, by using behaviour which is violent and threatening.

«Dr. Ralston provides treatment for adults who, as children or as adults, have experienced domestic violence, physical or sexual assault (abuse, rape, molestation), sexual harassment, motor vehicle accidents, combat, or other serious and threatening events.

Abusers often employ a variety of tactics in their quest to control their targets, including physical abuse (e.g., pushing, hitting, choking), sexual abuse (e.g., forced sexual activities), emotional abuse (e.g., name - calling, insults, public or private humiliation), economic abuse (e.g., controlling finances, preventing the partner from having a job), coercion and threats (e.g., threatening to harm or leave the partner), intimidation (e.g., destroying the partner's property, harming the partner's pet), social isolation (e.g., monitoring or limiting the partner's social contacts and outside activities), and denial (e.g., denying or minimizing the abuse, blaming the partner for the abuse)(see Hines, Brown, & Dunning, 2007; National Domestic Violence Hotline, 2015; Pence & Paymar, 1993; U.S. Department of Justice, 2008, 2014).

If an unusual incident occurs that threatens any child's physical or emotional health or safety, or if any physical or psychological abuse of a child is suspected, the regulations require California child care providers to inform Community Care Licensing within 24 hours and to file an unusual incident / injury report within seven days.