Ethological and Psychological Aspects of Pantomimic Self-Harming Behavior
Journal: Qeios
Year: 2024

In the present work, self-injurious behavior of humans and higher animals is considered from the ethological approach. In clinical work, the analysis of patho-psychological 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