Psychological and ethological approach in the study of self-harming behavior
Journal: Vestnik Kostroma State University Series Pedagogy Psychology Sociokinetics
Year: 2024

In this paper, self-injurious behavior in humans and higher animals is considered from the ethological and psychological approaches. The analysis of pathopsychological disorders and disorders from the point of view of ethological psychiatry (psychology) allows us to understand the nature, pathogenesis, and mechanisms of behavioral patterns and pantomimics in patients with borderline and psychiatric disorders. Self-traumatization can be observed in epilepsy, autism, mental retardation, and in acc