Citation

Démuth A, Démuthová S. Asia. J. Res. Educ. Soc. Sci. 2019; 1(2): 21-26.

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(Copyright © 2019, Asian Scholars Network)

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Abstract

The presented paper tries to analyse the psychological dimension of self-harm. The explanatory background of the study is that the term "self-harm" represents a complex and multidimensional problem, which requires an understanding from the three main dimensions (somatic-psycho-social/spiritual) of personality. The core of the study is to analyse the phenomenological description, functions and relationship between the somatic, mental and neural processes of self-harming from the point of view of psychological aspects of self-harming. The authors show that self-harm can be understood as a specific form of dialectical self-relationship - very often associated with forms and functions of self-criticism, hate or shame and feelings of inferiority (low social rank), but the hidden purpose of this behaviour may link to the self-improvement.

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