Q: What is the difference between emotional abuse and emotional neglect?
A: In the book, Wednesday’s Children, Dr. Robert J. Ackerman divides emotional abuse into two categories: “verbal belligerence” and outright neglect. He explains that emotional abuse can exist in the shape of verbal criticism (emotional abuse) and complete disregard for a person’s most basic needs (emotional neglect). Inattentiveness, stemming from emotional neglect, may lead to abandonment.
Information gathered from Wednesday’s Children by Suzanne Somers.
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Submitted by Kasia Piasecka, Reference Assistant