psychological harm
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpsychologicalandharm
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psychological
adjective
uk/ˌsaɪ.kəlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the human mind ...
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harm
noun[U]
uk/hɑːm/us/hɑːrm/
physical or other injury ...
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(Definition ofpsychologicalandharmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The second was the focus on directpsychologicalharm.
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The feature shared by physical andpsychologicalharmis the impairment of capacity.
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That does not do greatpsychologicalharm.
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There might even be instances in which, because of their personalities, there is nopsychologicalharmto either party.
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Even if true, once the child exists, such allegations could cause the child and her caretakerspsychologicalharm.
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Researchers plan to employ several precautions to minimize the risk ofpsychologicalharmto the research subjects.
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The court even seemed unsure whether the state had a compelling interest to protect children from thepsychologicalharmthat watching these videos might cause.
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Given the veritable risk ofpsychologicalharmof untimely disclosure, researchers would prefer to conduct studies without providing such sensitive medical information.
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The benefit from the screening program should outweigh the physical andpsychologicalharm(caused by the test, diagnostic procedures, and treatment). 14.
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This embraces the correct application of the first exception, owing to thepsychologicalharmsuch a pregnancy can inflict on the woman.
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Initially this harm was defined as moral, then it focused on physical harm as well, and ultimately concentrated more exclusively onpsychologicalharm.
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It may be thought that such an account fails to give enough consideration to thepsychologicalharmof being forced to undergo surgery against one's values.
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An obsession may do this as well if, for instance, the agent will suffer seriouspsychologicalharmif she refrains from doing what she is obsessed to do.
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They suffer enormous physical andpsychologicalharmthroughout their lives, yet they suffer in silence.
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Disturbances of these kinds can cause both physical andpsychologicalharmto these valuable horses.
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Seriouspsychologicalharmcan be done to children brought up in these circumstances.
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Security of person concernspsychologicalharm.
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It also points out that there is evidence to suggest that false positive cases can cause parents significantpsychologicalharm.
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Psychologicalharmis done to women who feel unable to venture out in front of the common gaze.
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There is also the question of the likelihood of a work causingpsychologicalharmto a child.
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That has inevitably taken up hours of the courts' time while lawyers argued that the charge coveredpsychologicalharm.
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This would do profoundpsychologicalharm, and we need the goodwill of these men more than ever.
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But they dogmatically insist that any additional moral damage orpsychologicalharmon any significant scale does not exist.
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