A Child,aged 11 Years,stays Home from School to Care for His

A child,aged 11 years,stays home from school to care for his siblings while his mother works,because the family cannot afford a babysitter.The home is cluttered and dirty.When asked about his parents,the child reluctantly reveals that he thinks his father does not like him very much because he calls him "stupid" and says he can never do anything right.This should be assessed as:

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