The nurse is preparing a female client for a scheduled pelvic examination. During the health history interview, the client states, "My husband constantly criticizes me and calls me stupid. I am afraid that he will begin to hit me one of these days." Which type of intimate partner violence is the client experiencing based on the assessment data?

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The client's experience of being constantly criticized and called stupid by her husband is indicative of emotional abuse, which involves undermining an individual's sense of self-worth through constant criticism, belittling, or other non-physical forms of hostility.

The Nurse Is Preparing a Female Client for a Scheduled