A child, aged 11 years, stays home from school to care for his siblings while his mother works
because the family cannot afford a babysitter. The home is cluttered and dirty.
When asked about his
parents, the child reluctantly reveals that he thinks his father does not like him very much because he
calls him "stupid" and says he can never do anything right. This should be assessed as
a. physical abuse.
b. sexual abuse.
c. emotional abuse.
d. economic abuse.
C
Examples of emotional abuse include having an adult demean a child's worth or frequently criticize
or belittle the child. No data support physical battering or endangerment, sexual abuse, or economic
abuse.
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