Physical Abuse

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Physical Abuse

Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause Pain , Injury , or other physical Suffering or Harm .

Basic forms include:

Striking

Punching

pushing, pulling

pinching

Kick ing

having someone fall

Strangling

Drowning

Sleep Deprivation

exposure to cold, Freezing

exposure to heat or Radiation , Burning

exposure to Electric Shock

placing in "stress Positions " (tied or otherwise forced)

Cutting or otherwise exposing somebody to something sharp

exposure to a dangerous animal

throwing or shooting a Projectile

exposure to a Toxic substance

Infecting with a Disease

SEE ALSO

Assault

Battered Woman Syndrome

Bodily Harm

Humiliation

Torture

Negligence

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A slideshow about the abuse by United States soldiers at Abu Ghraib Prison .