精神虐待

这就是“家庭软暴力”，也叫作“冷暴力”。对家庭成员实施的精神虐待可包括忽视对方的需求或拒绝沟通。

This is called " soft domestic violence " , also known as emotional abuse . Non-physical abuse toward family members can include ignoring other people 's needs or neglecting to communicate regularly .

而且，虽然女性更经常成为虐待的受害者，但男性也常常是受害者——特别是精神虐待（emotionalabuse）的受害者。精神虐待可能带来同样的破坏性，甚至更令人费解。

While women are more commonly the victims of abuse , men also are often victims - especially of emotional abuse . And emotional abuse can be just as destructive , and even more confusing to understand .

精神虐待令人费解是因为在摆脱虐待的过程中，最困难的一步就是识别它。

It 's confusing because often the hardest step in getting away from abuse is recognizing when a relationship is abusive .

结果证明，她与我一样愚蠢，在面临混乱或棘手的难题时，她甚至会出现精神虐待倾向。

It turned out she was just as clueless as I was and had a tenancy for emotional abuse when things got hectic or too hot to handle

但是如果你忽视了自己基本的需求，它们最终还是会回来找你——形式也许是争斗、精神虐待、欺骗甚至离婚。

But if you ignore your basic needs , they will find a way to come back to you in the long run - in the form of fights , emotional abuse , cheating and even divorce . 3 .

就职于英格兰华威大学的心理学家DieterWolke表示多数关于孩子被欺负的研究都会把焦点集中在虐待而非简单的欺侮，前者既包括心理上、精神上的虐待还包括忽视或者其他可能的伤害。

Dieter Wolke works at the University of Warwick in England . Until recently , most studies of child victims focused not on bullying but on maltreatment , this psychologist says . Maltreatment includes physical or emotional abuse , neglect or other behaviors that can harm a child .

无论你跟谁交流，工作在社会执法领域的也好，负责精神健康、虐待和疏于看管领域的也好，

It doesn 't matter whether you talk to people who work in social justice , mental health and abuse and neglect ,

箱庭疗法，用于治疗那些因精神创伤或者虐待而有情感表达障碍的患者，是瑞士精神分析学家卡尔夫基于荣格的思想而发展的一项心理疗法。

Inspired by the teachings of Carl Jung , Swiss psychologist Dora Kalff developed the sandplay technique to communicate with patients who might have difficulty sharing their feelings as a result of trauma or abuse .

或者，动物的精神问题是被虐待的结果？

Or , is animal mental illness just a result of mistreatment or abuse ?

在作为奴隶的多年里，弗雷德里克·道格拉斯遭受了身体和精神上的严重虐待。

Frederick Douglass suffered severe physical and mental abuse during his many years as a slave .

许多儿童在学校受到欺凌，或者被整个社区排斥。在家中，与患病的成年人一起居住的儿童更有可能生活在贫困中，面临着身体和精神方面的双重虐待。

Many are at school or the community . At home , children living with a sick adult are more likely to live in poverty and face physical and emotional abuse .