Claiming, Resisting, and Exempting Pathology in the Identities of Self-Injurers

Presson, Brittany; Rambo, Carol

doi:10.1080/01639625.2014.1004036

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“…Therefore, self‐identifying strongly as someone who self‐harms might be an important factor in maintenance of such problems. Qualitative research extends our understanding by illustrating how this self‐identity is idiosyncratic and varies from person to person (Breen et al , 2013; Presson & Rambo, 2016). Consequently, a repertory grid approach to assessing this self‐harming self‐identity may be beneficial as it allows for idiosyncrasy in the definition of the self‐harming self.…”

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Investigating self‐concept in self‐harm: A repertory grid study

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Objectives. The way that individuals perceive themselves and others may be relevant in understanding difficulties with self-harm. Repertory grids provide a relatively underutilized means of investigating self-concept in people who self-harm. This study aimed to examine the association between self-concept, captured through a repertory grid method, and self-harm.Method. Ninety-eight participants with a history of self-harm took part in the study. A repertory grid was used to derive distances between four elements ('current self', 'ideal self', 'self-harming self', and 'others who self-harm'). Associations between these distances and measures of self-harm behaviour, well-being and perceived recovery, were estimated.Results. Repertory grid distances were significantly associated with self-harm. When adjusting for covariates, self-harm in the past year was positively associated with a greater distance (or less perceived similarity) between current and ideal self, and a smaller distance (greater perceived similarity) between current self and others who self-harm. Repertory grid distances were also associated with well-being and perceived recovery.Conclusions. The results are consistent with the idea that self-perception is associated with self-harm and related difficulties. The results also highlight the potential utility of repertory grids as a tool for exploring self-concept. The cross-sectional nature of the study precludes inferences about directionality or the temporal characteristics of associations. Practitioner pointsMore recent experiences of self-harm may be reflected in the way individuals perceive or construe themselves.The way in which individuals who self-harm perceive or construe themselves may also be related to their current well-being and perceived recovery.Repertory grids may be a useful tool in clinical practice for investigating self-concept in those who selfharm.Repertory grids may provide a more idiographic, clinical outcome assessment in those who self-harm.

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“…Since the publication of Favazza's "Bodies Under Siege (1987)", theoretical and practical discussions on why individuals engage in self-harm have gained significance due to the growing clinical interest in self-harming behaviors. Regardless of whether the individual is willing to admit to self-harm, some researchers have discussed self-harm behaviors as a disease, some as a symptom of a psychological disorder, and some as a reflection of popular culture (Presson and Rambo 2016). Despite this interest, the existing literature lacks an inclusive approach to defining, classifying, assessing, and understanding the prevalence, preferences, and motivations behind self-harm behavior.…”

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Kendine Zarar Verme Davranışının İnşa Edilmiş Doğası: Eleştirel Bir Değerlendirme

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2024

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Despite the increasing interest in self-harm behaviors after 1980, comprehensive approaches regarding the definition, classification, reasons for preference, and motivations that sustain such behaviors have not been established. This situation has led individuals who engage in self-harm behaviors to encounter negative attitudes and behaviors such as stigmatization and unqualified service provision. In order to minimize negative attitudes and behaviors, all professional groups who are in contact with individuals engaging in self-harm behaviors need to consider their own personal, cultural, political, and intellectual backgrounds. The aim of the current study is to discuss the ambiguity, fluidity, and permeability of the boundaries between pathologically classified self-harm behaviors and socio-cultural or artistically approved self-harming acts. In this regard, definitions of self-harm behaviors have been critically evaluated to encourage awareness of the socially constructed nature of self-injury and to call for reflective practices. Self-harming acts embedded in literary texts, cultural practices, and art performances have been explored for this purpose. As a result, there are multiple individual and cultural meanings attached to what self-harm is, and no meaning takes precedence over the other because all meanings are historically and culturally relative. When this relativity, contextuality, and fluidity are understood, it will be realized that self-harm behaviors are not marginal but even common human experiences. This awareness can enable reflective and empathic practices that are important in increasing individuals’ self-care capacities and enhancing their well-being in self-harm behaviors.

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Cutting Out the Pain: Sexual Abuse, Self-Injury, Abandonment and Young Women’s Substance Abuse

Daley

2016

Youth and Substance Abuse

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Claiming, Resisting, and Exempting Pathology in the Identities of Self-Injurers

Cited by 5 publications

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Investigating self‐concept in self‐harm: A repertory grid study

Investigating self‐concept in self‐harm: A repertory grid study

Kendine Zarar Verme Davranışının İnşa Edilmiş Doğası: Eleştirel Bir Değerlendirme

Cutting Out the Pain: Sexual Abuse, Self-Injury, Abandonment and Young Women’s Substance Abuse

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