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Self-mutilation

Self-mutilation. By Katie Katzell. What it is. Self-mutilation is a complex group of behaviors, causing damage of your own tissue. . There are three visible categories based on the amount of harm, rate and pattern of behavior . . Major.

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Self-mutilation

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  1. Self-mutilation By Katie Katzell

  2. What it is • Self-mutilation is a complex group of behaviors, causing damage of your own tissue.

  3. There are three visible categories based on the amount of harm, rate and pattern of behavior.

  4. Major • Major self-mutilation is acts that severely damage a big amount of body tissue.

  5. Stereotypic • Stereotypic self-mutilation is repetitive, sometimes rhythmic. • Stereotypic self-mutilation is most frequently associated with Mental Retardation, when in institutionalized.

  6. Superficial • Superficial self-mutilation is notice in three forms- • Superficial • Compulsive • Episodic • Repetitive • Eating Disorders

  7. treatments • Self-Help Books • Medical Treatment • SAFE Program • Imagery

  8. history • Frist case was in 1846

  9. Web sites I used • http://wso.williams.edu/~atimofey/self_mutilation/index.html • Google.com

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