Citation

Brüdern J, Berger T, Caspar F, Maillart AG, Michel K. Psychol. Rep. 2016; 118(2): 668-685.

Affiliation

University Psychiatric Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0033294116633351

PMID

27154385

Abstract

This article describes the application of a dual-regulation model to a case example of a female suicide attempter. The model complements the traditional goal-and-feedback view with self-organizing processes, which may help to better understand the suicidal process. From this view, impulsive suicidal behavior can be interpreted as a dysfunctional pattern by which high-internal tension is reduced through self-organized processes. High tension might result from intrapersonal factors and adverse life conditions, by which self-regulation is depleted. Also concepts from social psychology (i.e., ego depletion, self-regulation failure) are consistent with this view and are discussed in context of a suicidal crisis. Identifying dysfunctional self-organization processes and acquiring strategies to strengthen self-regulation might, therefore, be important for suicide prevention.

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Language: en