Self Injurious Behaviours, individuals hurting themself without an intention to die.

Self-Injurious Behaviors: Assessment and Diagnosis Victoria E. White Kress JOURNAL OF COUNSELING & DEVELOPMENT Mehreen Khan Due to the rising number of self-injurious behavior in our society, self-injury has become a very prominent area of research and study in the scientific community. The forms and severity of self-injury can vary, although the most commonly seen behavior is cutting, burning, and head banging. The purpose of this article is to define SIB (Self Injurious Behaviors) …

…in fact is a combination of biological, psychological and social reasoning. The statement that more of the psychiatric population engages themselves in SIB other then the general population was quite surprising. Self-injury is a prominent problem in our stressful society and I believe there should be more research on this topic so that there can be a better approach and treatment to eradicate such behavior from our society and help those suffering from this ailment.