TYPES OF ABUSE

This is relatively easy to describe. Anything that involves excessive physical contact would be deemed as physical abuse. Unwanted physical contact can also be abuse if the recipient has refused the contact (this does not include the discipline of children) for personal or other reasons. Generally, though, it is the excessive contact or contact that has physical force attached to the action. Physical abuse generally leaves marks, though the perpetrator of such action may often make sure that the marks are placed where they may not normally be seen or where they can compel the victim to cover up without drawing too much attention to themselves. Physical abuse also includes the application of external physical activity. A very common one is the use of something hot (such as a lighted cigarette or a red hot poker) that is used to inflict both pain and physical damage to the person. This is an area that we could probably spend a lot of time going through but it is also one that most people are aware of as well.