By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

Verbal abuse is toxic. The following is Kate Carlson, OTR/L interviewing domestic abuse consulting expert Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D. in an effort to help people recognize the signs of verbal abuse and understand verbal abuse in unhealthy relationships.

KATE CARLSON: In your words, please define verbal abuse and emotional abuse. And how someone can recognize these within a relationship.

Dr. Jeanne King: Verbal abuse is the use of derogatory language and/or tone toward another person. Emotional abuse is the intentional manipulation of and/or disregard for another person’s inner world.

Both emotional and verbal abuse evolve out from one person’s effort to establish and/or maintain unequal power within the relationship.

For full interview, visit:  Signs of Verbal Abuse – The Role & Impact of Verbal Abuse in Abusive Relationships

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