What Impact Does Reinforcement Have on Self-Harming Behaviors

question 45

Multiple Choice

What impact does reinforcement have on self-harming behaviors?

• A) Self-harming behaviors are a protective factor for suicide contagion reinforcing the experience.
• B) Self-harming behaviors provide pain to the individual decreasing the probability that they will happen again.
• C) Self-harming behaviors provide a reported relief from the anxiety experience and are therefore reinforced.
• D) Self-harming behaviors are not reinforced by the effect that they cause.

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