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) …showed first 75 words of 568 total…

…showed last 75 words of 568 total…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.