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By this definition, depending on who gets to define "mistreatment", any negative reinforcement at all would count as abuse, not just corporal punishment.
by Erem 4y ago
By this definition, depending on who gets to define "mistreatment", any negative reinforcement at all would count as abuse, not just corporal punishment.
- eh9 4y agoYes. Physical, emotional, or sexual mistreatment. Why would anyone need to engage in that kind of “negative reinforcement”?
- Erem 4y agoWhy? Because "emotional mistreatment" is a catch-all term. For example, it's easy to make the argument that time-out, a common negative reinforcement strategy among parents, constitutes emotional mistreatment. After all it is just a form of solitary confident, and solitary is known for how it emotionally wrecks adults.