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Ch 15 Study Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abuse | Consistent, violent mistreatment of a person. |
| Bullying | Repeated aggressive behavior toward someone that causes the person injury or discomfort. |
| Child abuse | Any act an adult commits that causes harm or threatens to cause harm to a child. |
| Cyberbullying | Form of bullying that uses electronic means. |
| Domestic violence | Abuse that involves couples who are married or in a romantic relationship. |
| Elder abuse | Mistreatment of older adults in their homes, nursing homes, or other living situations. |
| Emotional abuse | Attitudes or controlling behaviors that harm a person’s mental health; also called verbal, mental, or psychological abuse. |
| Gangs | Groups of people who carry out violent and illegal acts. |
| Harassment | Type of bullying that targets a particular part of a person’s identity, such as race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. |
| Hate crimes | Threats or attacks against someone because of his or her race, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, or religion. |
| Hazing | Use of pressure by a group to make someone do something embarrassing or even dangerous to be accepted by a group. |
| Homicide | Crime of killing another person. |
| Human trafficking | Form of modern slavery in which people are forced to perform some type of job or service against their will. |
| Neglect | Type of child abuse in which a child’s basic physical, emotional, medical, or educational needs are not met by parents or guardians |
| Peer abuse | Violent mistreatment of one peer by another. |
| Physical abuse | Any act that causes physical harm to a person; may involve hitting, kicking, choking, slapping, or burning. |
| School violence | Any violent behavior that occurs on school property, at school-sponsored events, or on the way to or from school or to or from school events. |
| Sexual abuse | Any sexual activity to which one person does not or cannot consent. |
| Sibling abuse | Violent mistreatment of one sibling by another. |
| Terrorism | Use of violence and threats to frighten and control groups of people to further an ideological aim. |
| Violent behavior | Intentional use of words or actions that cause or threaten to cause injury to someone or something. |