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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"self-mutilation"”.
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A Feminist Qualitative Study of Female Self-Mutilation
… study is an exploration of the ways that female self-mutilation has been medicalized in Western society and the consequences of this medicalization. The goal of this study is to provide an alternative approach to the way female self-mutilation is understood—one that views self-mutilation not as a …
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Psychotherapist Understanding of Genital Self-Mutilation Amongst Male to Female Transsexuals
<p>Self-mutilation of the genitals is a complex phenomenon that can provoke strong countertransference reactions amongst mental health clinician. Transsexuals who engage in self-inflicted mutilation of the genitals face a potentially increased risk of alienation from healthcare providers due to …
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Personality and Demographic Characteristics of Victims of Sexual Abuse and Self-Mutilation
… York State who were sexually abused and who were self-mutilators (N = 64) with: a group of sexually abused inpatients (N = 42); a group of self-harming inpatients (N = 25); and a group of selected general psychiatric inpatients (N = 25). All subjects were 18 years of age or older at the time of …
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Risk Assessment in Corrections: An Analysis of Variables Related to Suicide Attempts and Self-Mutilation
<p>Suicide and self-mutilation risk assessment is a complicated process, especially within a correctional setting. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, over 50% of incarcerated individuals have a mental health illness, further reinforcing the need for concise, evidence-based risk …
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Pure Immanence
… implications derived from the compulsion of self-mutilation. It is studied through research creation in the form of sculpture, photographs, videos and bio-art. Three bodies of work will be discussed, beginning with a critique of medical objectification and concluding on the subjective …
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Female suicidal behaviour: Initiation, cessation and prevention
… literature which suggests that any movement of self-harming behaviours is along a continuum from the less to more severe, the data gathered in this research suggests an episodic, or punctuated, pattern of behaviour, in which the protagonist moves between self-mutilation and suicidal behaviour. …
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An exploratory study of deliberate self-harm in a South African student population
… an exploratory functional model of deliberate self-harm (DSH) occurring among a South African student population (n = 603) using Principle Component Analysis (PCA). A battery of instruments, including the Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory (DSHI) and the Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation …
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Female Transcendence: Approaching the "Experiénce Extrême" in Contemporary French Horror Cinema
… with scenes of violence, torture, rape, and self-mutilation, which are performed almost exclusively upon or by women. Although the films of the New French Extremity have been dismissed as excessive and exploitative, this thesis argues for the feminist potential of these texts through their …
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Content analysis of cognitive distortions in pedophiles' online forum posts
… regarding the act of sex, substance abuse, and self-mutilation. Such consequences lead research to examine pedophile's cognitive distortions. This exploratory study examined pedophiles' website forum posts to determine if any posters demonstrated cognitive distortions. Four independent raters …
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Self-censorship in middle school libraries
<p>Self-censorship and the middle school library was the focus of the research contained in this study. The purpose was to investigate, through OPAC searches, the holdings of fifteen New Jersey public middle school library media centers to determine if thirty titles were included in the …
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Investigation into the molecular mechanisms of congenital insensitivity to pain
… resulting in a number of injuries including self-mutilation, repeated burns and fractures. A number of different genes underlying CIP have been identified over the years and all act principally either to direct development or function of nociceptors. In this dissertation, a number of …
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The biochemical and molecular basis of Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency
… mental retardation and compulsive self-mutilatory behaviour, A partial deficiency of the enzyme results in purine overproduction, gout and occasionally, mild neurological symptoms. Patients are spared the compulsive self-mutilation of the Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. The major part of the …
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Characterization and Comparative Analysis of Adolescents Admitted to Therapeutic Wilderness Programs and More Traditional Treatment Settings
… and TWP vs. RTC (e.g. suicidal ideation; self mutilation; and prescribed psychiatric medication) separately. Implications for researchers, clinicians, educational consultants, and families are discussed.</p>
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Early Adolescent Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Sensory Preference Differences: An Exploratory Study
<p>BACKGROUND: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) occurs in 13% to 20% of adolescents, and is often indicative of deeper internal or social problems. A close review of current explanatory models of NSSI suggested that underlying individual sensory preferences may contribute substantial explanations …
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Effects of anger and impulsive traits on non-suicidal self-injury
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The effects of suicide intent and history of self-harm on emotional reactions and willingness to help
… first vignette regarding the woman's history of self-harm. Participants then completed a questionnaire designed to measure their emotional reactions to the woman, their willingness to help, perceived motives for the overdose and predictions of future self-harm. The data from the study were …
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School Counselors' Training, Knowledge, and Perceptions of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
… and levels of knowledge in regard to nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), existing school prevention and protocol, resources and training opportunities available, as well as identified training needs. NSSI is the socially unaccepted, deliberate, self-inflicted harm of an individual’s body to reduce …
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Superficial Self-Harm Behavior: Helping Young Women Who Hurt Themselves
Roughly 1 to 4% of the population engages in self-harm. Superficial self-harm is reported by more young women, than young men. Appropriate responses from family, friends, and other important individuals are a key ingredient in facilitating recovery. Non-therapists, such as family, friends, and …
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Knowledge of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Populations That Self-Injure
… which examined knowledge about non-suicidal self-injury, or NSSI, in individuals who engage in various degrees of the behavior and those who do not self-injure. Knowledge about NSSI was measured in three groups of respondents: those with no history of self-injurious behavior (no NSSI group), …
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College Students Who Self-Injure: A Study of Knowledge and Perceptions of Self-Injury
… utilized for the present study which examined self-injurious behaviors in a college population. College students, who engage in non-suicidal self-injury, or NSSI, were expected to evidence a higher knowledge base for the behavior than those who do not. The demographic variables of gender and …
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