Discussion Post: What Factors Influence Self-Injurious Behavior?
Watch the YouTube videos:
• "Self Harm: What Is it About? | Marta Carvalhal | TEDxGreenville"
• "5 Not Obvious Signs of Self Harm"
Self-injurious behavior is a manifestation of emotion-focused coping.
a) Discuss some causes that may explain why youth engage in self-injurious behaviors.
b) Choose one of the self-injurious behaviors that interests you.
c) Discuss what the research says about the etiology or the causative factors for these behaviors.
d) What evidence-based treatment modalities have been recognized as helpful in managing these behaviors?
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.