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3rd leading cause of death |
suicide in ppl under 25 |
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2nd leading cause of death |
suicide in ppl under 25 among college students |
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leading cause of death |
among young women under 25 worldwide |
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characteristics in a person for self-harm/suicide |
hopelessness & impulsivity |
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parasuide |
same as NSSI |
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NSSI |
non-suicidal self-injurious behavior (NSSI); self-inflicted injury but WITHOUT express intent to kill oneself |
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suicide statistic |
1 completed suicide every 15 minutes |
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rates of suicide - increasing or decreasing |
increasing dramatically for girls and young women |
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NSSI predicts |
predicts at high rates, later actual suicide attempts |
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Alexithymia |
Greek term, feelings but no words |
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Core features of Borderline Personality Disorder |
-Affective instability/emotion dysregulation (e.g., turbulent cycles of anger, despair, elation, etc.) -Idealization and demonization ("splitting") of self and others -brief periods of psychosis or dissociation -impulsivity -major identity disturbance -hugely intense and unstable relationships -***SELF-injurious behavior |
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Heritable traits for NSSI/BPD |
-impulsivity and effective intensity and instability |
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Risk factors for BPD |
family: -extremely low validation of self and emotions by caregivers -abuse genetics -heritable traits of impulsivity and affective intensity and instability correlation/interaction |
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Treatment for BPD |
-DBT -antidepressant or antipsychotic medications(NOT BEST) -highly stigmatized and hard to treat by therapists |
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DBT |
-dialectical behavior therapy -acceptance, limits, individual and group support -therapist validates client unconditionally but also points out maladaptiveness of behaviors -synthesis may emerge from thesis and antithesis, here played out in therapeutic interaction |
