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An 82-year-old widow attends her general practitioner with her son, who lives in her house and answers most questions for her. Seen alone, she says he shouts at her most days, tells her she is a burden, and has said he will have her "put away" if she talks to anyone; her friends have stopped visiting because he turns them away at the door. She banks her own pension and pays her own bills. She is well nourished and clean, her medicines are up to date, and she has no bruises or other injuries. Which one of the following forms of abuse is she experiencing?
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