Non-Lethal Self-Injury Has Been Cited as a Way to

question 58

Multiple Choice

Non-lethal self-injury has been cited as a way to

• A)enhance athletic ability.
• B)commit suicide.
• C)improve cognitive functioning.
• D)express pain.

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Definitions:

Factitious

Pertaining to symptoms or conditions that are artificially created or exaggerated by an individual, often for the purpose of assuming a sick role.

Malingering

Feigning of a symptom or a disorder for the purpose of avoiding an unwanted situation, such as military service.

Conversion Symptoms

Physical manifestations of psychological distress, where emotional turmoil or unresolved conflict is expressed through physical symptoms.

Psychic Energy

In psychoanalytic theory, the energy produced by instinctual drives and processes, which powers the mind and motivates behavior.