Instructions:

Self-injurious behavior is a manifestation of emotion-focused coping.

  • Discuss some causes that may explain why youth engage in self-injurious behaviors.
  • Choose one of the self-injurious behaviors that interests you.
  • Discuss what the research says about the etiology or the causative factors for these behaviors.
  • What evidence-based treatment modalities have been recognized as helpful in managing these behaviors?
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