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Emotionally Abused Adults
Adults who have been subjected to a persistent pattern of emotional abuse, i.e., an environment in which they are rejected, belittled, degraded, terrorized, isolated, corrupted, exploited or otherwise made to feel that they have no worth. Emotional abuse, like all forms of violence in a relationship, is based on power and domination.
Abused Men
Adult men who have been subjected to a persistent pattern of physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse and intimidation by their wives or intimate partners.
Abused Women
Adult women who have been subjected to a persistent pattern of physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse and intimidation by their husbands or intimate partners.
Sexually Abused Adults
Individuals age 18 and older who have been raped or otherwise sexually assaulted or adults who, as children, were victims of incest.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.
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