Verbal Abuse: Understanding Verbal Abuse

Culture-by-culture clues to family violence and abuse
By Medical News Today - According to the vast body of research presented in the new book, International Perspectives on Family Violence and Abuse (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004), the term conjures quite different descriptions from individuals throughout the world. Edited by Kathleen Malley-Morrison, a professor of psychology at Boston University, the compendium presents evidence that, among participants in the two dozen countries included in the study, a country's history and culture strongly influence what its residents consider to be unacceptable -- and acceptable -- examples of domestic violence and abuse. (Added: 26-Nov-2004 Hits: 720 )

123 Verbal Aikido
By Thomas F. Fischer - Learn how to apply the principles of Aidido to defusing and dealing with verbal abuse and other hostile behavior. (Added: 13-Jul-2004 Hits: 1224 )

The Ethical Vacuum and Workplace Abuse
By Cedric Johnson - Workplace abuse does not occur in a vacuum. Nor does it develop suddenly. There is a slow erosion of life-affirming values to the point where abuse in the workplace is viewed as normal. (Added: 4-Sep-2003 Hits: 653 )

Are You Being Emotionally Abused?
By NA - The married couple worked together as partners in their store, but their partnership definitely was not equal. He called her %u201Cstupid%u201D in front of employees, blew up when she made mistakes & kept her in the dark about their finances. He also pushed her around a couple of times. (Added: 15-May-2003 Hits: 899 )

Emotional Abuse : The Most Common Form of Abuse
By NA - Emotional abuse is the most common form of abuse - & yet least talked about. Part of the reason it is so easy for people to overlook is that so that much of what is considered normal & acceptable forms of communication is in fact abusive. Many people don't know that they have been - or are being - emotionally abused. In addition, a lot of emotional abuse doesn't appear to be severe or dramatic, although its effects can be (Added: 15-May-2003 Hits: 1135 )

UNDERSTANDING WORK ABUSE
By Judith Wyatt - Work abuse" is the brutalizing and dehumanizing of a person through patterned ways of interacting at work. This includes systematic denial that emotional abuse is happening. The interactions are determined by a "work culture"--a set of unconscious rules, or "norms," about how things are done, what is allowed or not allowed, and what is, or is not, faced openly and talked about. (Added: 6-May-2003 Hits: 916 )