Abuse can take different forms. Five general categories of elder abuse are: Physical abuse (hitting, slapping, punching, shoving, pinching, and burning), sexual abuse (unwanted sexual touching, sexual assault, sexual nudity, and forcing elders to witness nudity), psychological abuse (name calling, yelling, swearing, insulting, and making threats), financial abuse and exploitation (embezzlement, misuse of funds, taking money under false pretenses, and forgery) and neglect or abandonment (failure to provide food, water, and clothing).