In the Grocery Store, a Nurse Overhears a Teenage Mother

Multiple Choice

In the grocery store, a nurse overhears a teenage mother intentionally shaming and verbally reprimanding a child in public. The mother also grabbed the child's stuffed animal and tore the limbs off. From what the nurse remembers about abuse, this would be classified as a form of

A) physical abuse.
B) emotional abuse.
C) sexual abuse.
D) neglect.