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In the US Legal System, Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Verbal Abuse, or Abuse

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In the U.S. legal system, physical abuse, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, or any combination of the three is considered to be which of the following and may be punished by fines in the civil system or jail time in the criminal system?


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Behaviour Therapists

Professionals specializing in a branch of psychotherapy that treats mental disorders by modifying observable behaviors and the environment influencing those behaviors.

Symptoms

The signs or physical manifestations of a disease, condition, or the effects of a substance, observed by an individual and often reported to a healthcare provider.

Psychodynamic Therapists

Mental health professionals who apply theories of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychology to treat patients.

Benzodiazepines

A class of psychoactive drugs used to treat conditions such as anxiety, insomnia, and seizures by enhancing the effect of the neurotransmitter GABA.

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