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Physical violence - is when a person hurts or tries to hurt a partner by hitting,

kicking, or using another type of physical force. (National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention 2020)
Psychological violence - can be defined as the intentional act against a person or
collective force that results in physical, mental, spiritual, moral, and social harm,
including insults, threats, attacks, verbal abuse (Ray, 2007; Peng et al., 2018).
Neglect - involves not meeting children's basic needs: physical, medical,
educational, and emotional. (Alicia R. P. 2021)
Exploitation - is the abuse of a child where some form of remuneration is involved
or whereby the perpetrators benefit in some manner – monetarily, socially,
politically, etc. Exploitation constitutes a form of coercion and violence, detrimental
to the child’s physical and mental health, development, and education. (Action for
the Rights of Children (ARC))

References:

 Preventing intimate partner violence |violence prevention|injury center|cdc. (2020,


October 9).
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html.

 Psychological Violence. Psychological Violence - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics.


(n.d.). https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/psychological-violence.

 Overview of Child Neglect and Abuse By Alicia R. Pekarsky, By, Pekarsky, A. R., & Last
full review/revision Dec 2020| Content last modified Dec 2020. (n.d.). Overview of Child
Neglect and Abuse - Children's Health Issues. MSD Manual Consumer Version.
https://www.msdmanuals.com/home/children-s-health-issues/child-neglect-and-
abuse/overview-of-child-neglect-and-
abuse#:~:text=Neglect%20involves%20not%20meeting%20children's,such%20as%20int
imate%20partner%20abuse.

 Action for the Rights of Children (ARC). Abuse and Exploitation.


https://www.unhcr.org/3bb81aea4.pdf

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