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Treatment and Preventions
Signs and Symptoms
what is self mutilation/ Why we self mutilate?
Forms of self Mutilation
100
True or False: Medication can be prescribed to help people who self mutilate 
True
100
What is the long term effect of head banging?
Brain damage
100

True or false: Self mutilation is a coping strategy to deal with emotional distress


True
100
Is pinching considered a form of self mutilation? 
Yes
200
Can interaction with others help people who self mutilate?
yes
200
What is the most popular form of self mutilation?
cutting, usually on the leg, arms, and torso
200

Which of the following below is NOT a reason listed in our presentation for self-harm coping?

Coping

Isolation and loneliness

Bullying or discrimination

for pure entertainment


for pure entertainment
200
What form of self mutilation causes blisters, peeling, and redness?
Burning
300
How is self mutilation diagnosed?/ what type of evaluations are performed?

physical evaluation

Mental evaluation


300

which of the following is a sign that someone may be self-harming?

A. wearing long sleeves in warm weather 

B. carrying sharp objects and/or lighters

C. cuts and bruises

D. all of the above


D. all of the above


300
What is self mutilation?

is the act of deliberately harming the surface of your own.

A way of coping with emotional stress


300
What is the main form of self mutilation?
cutting
400

Which isn't a treatment option for self harming?

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Electrotherapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Psychodynamicpsycho Therapy


Electrotherapy 


400

True or False: Cutting, scratching, and burning are the only forms of self injury.


False
400

The central nervous system and pituitary gland produce this chemical during injury:

Endorphins

400
What is a form of self mutilation that people don't usually acknowledge?
Nail Biting
500
Name 3 treatments for self mutilation.

Psychotherapy, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Post-traumatic stress therapies, Group therapy, Family therapy, Medications 

 
500

Approximately ____million cases of self harm are reported annually in the US.


2 million
500
Name a co-occurring mental illness that self mutilation is linked to.

depression, anorexia, nervosa, bulimia or other eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorder. 

500
Name 5 forms of self mutilation 

any of these are correct:

Piercing the skin with sharp objects , Head banging, Pinching, Biting, Pulling out hair, Interfering with wound healing, Burning, Poisoning, Overdosing, Carving words or symbols on the skin, Breaking bones, Hitting or punching