Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults. Describe indicators that abuse may be happening to adults.

confidence, mistrust, suicidal, shame and difficulty to establish trust in new relationships.Discriminatory Discriminatory abuse involves picking on or treating someone unfairly because something about them is different, for example it may be: age, clothing or appearance, ethnicity, nationality or culture including traits like language, gender, health (such as AIDS) or disability (i.e. mental disorders), lifestyle or occupation, race or skin colour, religion or political affiliation, sexuality and sexual orientation, social class, or weight and height. Discriminatory abuse may include: Racist comments, sexist comments, verbal abuse or harassment on the basis of a disability, comments or harassment on the basis of sexual preference, age discrimination, race discrimination and discrimination of a person’s beliefs or religion.A person is overly concerned about race, sexual preference, a person tries to be more like others, a person is overly critical/anxious about these areas, a person is made to dress differently. SexualSexual abuse is any sort of non-consensual sexual contact.Forcing someone into sexual activity without his or her consent, Sexualised language or conversation, inappropriate touching, kissing, fondling, exposure, Voyeurism, masturbation, Inflicting pornography on someone, rape and Penetrating someone's mouth/anus/vagina (with finger, penis or other object).Physical injuries, isolation, depression, self harm, sexual infections, nightmares, mistrust, anxiety, low self-esteem, avoidance of sexual intimacy and feeling suicidal. FinancialFinancial abuse is a form of mistreatment in which an abuser forcibly controls a victim’s economic means. It can involve stealing money, not allowing a victim to take part in any financial decisions, or preventing a victim from having a job.Financial abuse includes: taking money or property, forging a person's signature, getting someone to sign a deed, will, or power of attorney through deception, coercion, or undue influence, using a person's property or possessions without permission, confidence crimes (‘cons’) are the use of deception to gain victims' confidence, scams are fraudulent or deceptive acts, fraud is the use of deception, trickery, false pretence, or dishonest acts or statements for financial gain, telemarketing scams and using a person’s credit cards without authorization.Stress, depression, unpaid bills, eviction notices, or notices to discontinue utilities, withdrawals from bank accounts or transfers between accounts that cannot be explained, unsual activity in a person's bank accounts including large, unexplained withdrawals, frequent transfers between accounts, or ATM withdrawal, belongings or property are missing, suspicious signatures on checks or other documents, and absence of documentation about financial arrangementsBullyingBullying is when someone keeps doing or saying things to have power over another person. This can include many different types of abuse.Physical assault, ridiculing, cyber bullying, name calling- psychological abuse, threatening, intimidating.Fear, reduced socialisation, isolation, depression, self harming, suicidal and avoidance of certain situations.PsychologicalPsychological abuse, also referred to as emotional abuse or mental abuse, includes a range of non-physical controlling behaviours that cause emotional damage and undermine a persons sense of well-being. Telling someone they are worthless, telling them no one else wants them, forcing someone to do things at an exact time or in an exact way, undermining a persons actions, thought and beliefs, making someone believe they are mad, telling someone that the domestic violence and abuse is their fault, not allowing someone to have visitors, controlling who a person is friends with, not allowing them to go out, and locking someone in a room or house.Isolation, depression, anxiety, fear of failure, overly high standards, fears consequences of actions -often leading to lying, extreme withdrawal or aggressiveness, mood swings, extreme attention-seeking behaviours, poor peer relationships, self- harming, suicidal, and runaway attempts.Self-harmSelf-harm is defined as the intentional, direct injuring of body tissue most often done without suicidal intentions. It can take a variety of forms, and be undertaken for a variety of reasons. It is most visible in young adults and adolescents, but it may affect people of any age.Self inflicted cuts on the forearms/wrists, burns, bruising.Unexplainable physical damage, isolation, depression, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, withdrawal from socialising, alcohol/drug abuse, suicidal and also some forms of self-harm have been related to eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.Neglect Neglect is a passive form of abuse in which the perpetrator is responsible to provide care for a person who is unable to care for oneself, but fails to provide adequate care to meet a person’s needs, thereby resulting in a person’s demise.Neglect can include: ignoring medical or physical care needs, failure to provide access to appropriate health, social care or educational services, the withholding of the necessities of life, such as medication, adequate nutrition. and heating.Malnutrition, rid or continuous weight loss, not having access to necessary physical aides, inadequate or inappropriate clothing, untreated medical problems,dirty clothing/bedding,Lack of personal care. Institutional Institutional abuse can typically occur in a care home, nursing home, acute hospital or in-patient setting and can be any of the following: discriminatory abuse, financial abuse, neglect, physical abuse, psychological and emotional abuse and sexual abuse.  Unsatisfactory living conditions, ignoring medical or physical care needs poor care standards, dirty clothes, soiled bedding, and phycial injuries.Decline in social activity, withdrawn, poor appearance, mood swings, depression, lowered self-esteem, low confidence, inadequate staffing and an insufficient knowledge base within the service and rigid routines.