Self-injurious behavior as a habit and its treatment

The definition of self-injurious behavior applies to persons who hurt or harm themselves without the motive of suicide or of sexual deviation. The different aspects of self-injurious behavior and the theories explaining them are reviewed. For 5 years a young, intelligent woman had inflicted injuries...

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Published inThe American journal of clinical hypnosis Vol. 32; no. 2; p. 84
Main Author Orian, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1989
Subjects
Adult
Autosuggestion
Behavior Therapy - methods
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Habits
Humans
Hypnosis - methods
Self Mutilation - therapy
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Summary:The definition of self-injurious behavior applies to persons who hurt or harm themselves without the motive of suicide or of sexual deviation. The different aspects of self-injurious behavior and the theories explaining them are reviewed. For 5 years a young, intelligent woman had inflicted injuries upon herself with sharp instruments while ostensibly caring for her face and legs. The short-term hypnobehavioral treatment included keeping daily reports of her self-inflicted injuries and of her thoughts while executing them, finding alternative activities to replace her habit, and practicing self-hypnosis once a day. Increasing the level of understanding of her inner conflict and accenting ways of breaking the habit by means of positive autosuggestion proved very effective. The treatment was successful after 13 sessions.
ISSN:0002-9157
DOI:10.1080/00029157.1989.10402805