Knowra Self-harm Self-harm Self-harm is intentional self-injury or self-poisoning, with or without suicidal intent. It includes acts whose purpose may be to manage distress rather than die.
Emotion regulation : Processes that influence which emotions people have, when they have them, and how they experience or express them. Self-harm can temporarily change intense emotions, reinforcing its use as a coping behavior.
Dialectical behavior therapy : A psychotherapy combining behavioral change strategies with mindfulness, acceptance, and skills training. Its skills for distress tolerance and emotion regulation are used to address recurrent self-harm.
Suicidal intent : A person's intention to die as a result of an action or planned action. Intent can be present, absent, mixed, or uncertain in episodes classified as self-harm.
Wound care : Assessment and treatment of injuries to promote healing and prevent complications. Physical injuries from self-harm may require prompt medical assessment and treatment.
Self-harm prevention : Strategies intended to reduce the occurrence, severity, or recurrence of self-harm. Prevention must address varied motives and circumstances rather than rely on a single explanation.
Negative reinforcement : A learning process in which a behavior becomes more likely because it removes or reduces an unpleasant condition. Short-term relief can strengthen self-harm even when it creates longer-term harm.
Cognitive behavioral therapy : A structured psychotherapy that examines links among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and tests ways to change them. It can target the thoughts and behavioral patterns associated with self-harm.
Self-injury : Deliberate physical harm to one's own body, whether or not suicidal intent is present. This broader concept helps separate injury itself from the question of intent.
Stigma : Social devaluation or discrimination directed at people because of a perceived trait or condition. Judgment and shame can make disclosure and access to support more difficult.
Risk assessment : A structured evaluation of factors that may increase or reduce the likelihood of future harm. Predicting repetition or suicidal behavior remains difficult, so assessment should guide support, not certainty.
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