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Abuse
Actions, or the failure to act or provide proper care for a person, resulting in unintended injury.
Active neglect
Purposeful failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.
Assault
A threat to harm a person, resulting in the person feeling fearful that he or she will be harmed.
Battery
The intentional touching of a person without his or her consent.
Defamation
Any statement that is not true that injures a person's reputation.
Domestic violence
Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse by spouses, intimate partners, or family members.
False imprisonment
Unlawful restraint that affects a person's freedom of movement.
Financial abuse
Improper or illegal use of a person's money, possessions, property, or other assets.
Involuntary seclusion
The separation of a person from others against the person's will.
Malpractice
Professional misconduct that results in damage or injury to a person.
Negligence
Unintentional failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.
Passive neglect
Failure to provide needed care, resulting in physical, mental, or emotional harm to a person.
Physical abuse
Actions that cause physical harm to a person.
Psychological abuse
Emotional harm caused by threatening, frightening, isolating, intimidating, humiliating, or insulting a person.
Sexual abuse
The forcing of unwanted sexual acts or behavior on a person.
Sexual harassment
Any unwelcome sexual advance or behavior that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.
Slander
Defamation in oral form.
Substance abuse
The repeated use of legal or illegal drugs, cigarettes, or alcohol in a way that is harmful to oneself or others.
Verbal abuse
The use of language that threatens, embarrasses, or insults a person.
Workplace violence
Verbal, physical, or sexual abuse of staff by other staff members, residents, or visitors.
