Self-Mutilation

Name: Self-Mutilation
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ISBN: 9780737741735

ISBN-10: 0737741732

ISBN-13: 9780737741735

Edition: 2009

Authors: Mary E. Williams

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This essential guidebook explores issues surrounding self-mutilation by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro versus con format. Across three chapters, readers will evaluate whether it is a serious problem, what factors cause people to hurt themselves, and how self-injurers can really be helped. Essayist Wendy Lader reports that body art is a form of self-mutilation while Shannon Larratt claims body art is a form of self-expression. Mary Fischer reports that the Internet encourages self-mutilation while Bridges Tharp reports that stress and anxiety are the causes of it. By reading these debating essays and the several more provided, readers will obtain an educated, balanced…

Book details

List price: $43.63
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date: 12/6/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 112
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction



Is Self-Mutilation a Problem?



Self-Mutilation Is Most Common Among Females




Self-Mutilation Affects Males as Much as Females




Body Art Can Be a Form of Self-Mutilation




Body Art Is a Form of Self-Expression




Why Do Some People Harm Themselves?



Self-Mutilation Is a Form of Attention Seeking That Is Glamorized by Celebrities




Self-Mutilation Is Not a Form of Attention Seeking




Stress and Anxiety Can Cause Self-Mutilation




The Internet Encourages Self-Mutilation




A Variety of Factors Contribute to Self-Mutilation




How Can Self-Injurers Be Helped?



Therapy Helps Self-Injurers




Therapy Does Not Always Help Self-Injurers




Coping Strategies Help Self-Injurers



Empathy from Medical Personnel Helps Self-Injurers



Facts About Self-Mutilation


Glossary


Organizations to Contact


For Further Reading


Index


Picture Credits