PSYC 3640 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Impulsivity, Altruistic Suicide, Suicide Attempt
19 Nov 2016
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Self injury (cid:862)i(cid:374)te(cid:374)tio(cid:374)al destru(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of o(cid:374)e"s (cid:271)ody tissue (cid:449)ithout sui(cid:272)idal i(cid:374)te(cid:374)t, a(cid:374)d for purposes (cid:374)ot (cid:272)ulturally sa(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374)ed(cid:863) (cid:894)klo(cid:374)sky, vi(cid:272)tor, & affer, (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)4(cid:895) Also referred to as: parasuicide; self-mutilation, non-suicidal self-injury; suicide gesture. Common forms: cutting, burning, pulling hair, breaking bones, not allowing cuts to heal, hitting oneself. May be a precursor to suicide attempts, but this link is not well understood. Difficult to determine rates of self-injury as it is a secretive act, but estimates are around 15-20% of. Is not a mental illness, but a common feature in some of the psychiatric disorders adolescents and young adults. Caucasians appear to be more likely to engage in si. Most common method of self-injury is cutting for females; burning or hitting for males. Clinical research suggest that those who self-injure often have a higher pain tolerance than those who do not.
