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Name: Le Ngoc Phuong Uyen
DOB: 30/10/1994
Class: E-BBA 4B
Email: sing_my_soul_94@yahoo.fr
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Social Psychology Essay
Thesis: Young People and Self-harm
Information and opinions about self-harm can come from anywhere; discussions with friends, what’s seen or heard in the media, links from Google, any number of social media sites and forums, schools or other professionals organisations. Self-harm is a serious national public health cconcern. It don’t just affect particular groups; they span all races, cultures and classes. Self-harm is surrounded by myths and misconceptions – while it’s often just thought of in terms of cutting, self-harm, or self-injury, describes a wide range of things people deliberately do to themselves that are harmful but usually do not kill them. It’s worth noting that while self-harm is usually not an attempt at suicide, it is still highly traumatic for young people and those who care for them. I. Introduction
A. What is self-harm?
Self-harm refers to any damaging activity that individuals deliberately inflict upon themselves, including cutting, “overdosing” (self-poisoning), hitting, burning or scalding, pulling hair, picking or scratching skin, self-asphyxiation, ingesting toxic substances and fracturing bones. It may also take less obvious forms, including taking stupid risks, staying in an abusive relationship, developing an eating problem, being addicted to alcohol or drugs, or simply not looking after their own emotional or physical needs.
Self-harm is a way of expressing very deep distress. Often, people don't know why they self-harm. It's a means of communicating what can't be put into words or even into thoughts and has been described as an inner scream. Afterwards, people feel better able to cope with life again, for a while.
These responses may help you to cope with feelings that threaten to overwhelm you; painful emotions, such as rage,
DOB: 30/10/1994
Class: E-BBA 4B
Email: sing_my_soul_94@yahoo.fr
________________________________________________________________________
Social Psychology Essay
Thesis: Young People and Self-harm
Information and opinions about self-harm can come from anywhere; discussions with friends, what’s seen or heard in the media, links from Google, any number of social media sites and forums, schools or other professionals organisations. Self-harm is a serious national public health cconcern. It don’t just affect particular groups; they span all races, cultures and classes. Self-harm is surrounded by myths and misconceptions – while it’s often just thought of in terms of cutting, self-harm, or self-injury, describes a wide range of things people deliberately do to themselves that are harmful but usually do not kill them. It’s worth noting that while self-harm is usually not an attempt at suicide, it is still highly traumatic for young people and those who care for them. I. Introduction
A. What is self-harm?
Self-harm refers to any damaging activity that individuals deliberately inflict upon themselves, including cutting, “overdosing” (self-poisoning), hitting, burning or scalding, pulling hair, picking or scratching skin, self-asphyxiation, ingesting toxic substances and fracturing bones. It may also take less obvious forms, including taking stupid risks, staying in an abusive relationship, developing an eating problem, being addicted to alcohol or drugs, or simply not looking after their own emotional or physical needs.
Self-harm is a way of expressing very deep distress. Often, people don't know why they self-harm. It's a means of communicating what can't be put into words or even into thoughts and has been described as an inner scream. Afterwards, people feel better able to cope with life again, for a while.
These responses may help you to cope with feelings that threaten to overwhelm you; painful emotions, such as rage,