Emotional abuse is all subjective on whether it causes permanent damage or not. Consider all the artists that were emotionally abused and gone on to create great things for us to pseudo-intellectually masturbate to.

Physical abuse leads to measurable limitations, such as broken limbs or organ/brain damage.

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me."

Physical abuse usually leads to emotional abuse... alright, lets say your raped, thats physical, but I can assure you, your emotions will be harmed.

This topic is very controversial, and it is difficult to argue, because both physical and psychological violence is unacceptable. However, it may be true that physical obuce is worse. Undoubtedly, there is no physical violence, which would not affect the psychological state of the person. It turns out that the person which experienced physical violence, in addition, experiencing emotional. However, physical pain sooner or later treated, however psychological wounds difficult to heal. Firstly because psychology science itself is not fully studied, and secondly just a few people are willing to share what they have experienced and to tell again and again about the events that caused them pain. Mostly, people which have experienced psychological violence carry the memories of what had happened through all their life. Surely, physical wounds heal, but then again people have experienced physical violence, and will always feel emotional,that is, they feel the pain of a double.

Getting slapped around is worse than verbal abuse. Also, being punched in the face is horrifying.