Self Mutilation Flashcards
1
Q
Self-inflicted behavior done in the expectation that it will lead to death
A
Suicidal Behavioral Disorder
2
Q
- Deliberate self-inflicted bodily damage with expectation that injury will not be lethal
- Attain some positive feeling, relief
- History of this is an important predictor of suicidal behavior so still to be taken seriously
A
Non-suicidal Self-injury
3
Q
Typical age of onset of NSSI
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12-14 yrs old
4
Q
Pathophysiology:
Regulate emotion
Elicit attention
Correlated with sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, smoking, suicidal behavior
A
Non self suicidal self injury
