(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “psychological maltreatment” includes where a parent or caretaker inflicts, causes another to inflict, or fails to make reasonable efforts to prevent the infliction of mental injury upon a child when the parent or caretaker knows or reasonably should know that the child was in danger of psychological maltreatment.

(b) The term “mental injury” includes, but is not limited to, spurning, terrorizing, isolating, exploiting or corrupting, denying emotional response or neglecting medical care and education. Symptoms of such abuse may be evidenced by an observable and substantial impairment in his or her ability to function within a normal range of performance and behavior, with due regard to his culture. [Ord. 46A § 1204, adopted, 3/24/2016.]