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- verb Present participle of
self-injure .
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Often we'll see symptoms of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder in kids who are self-injuring.
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: YouTube Cutters: What Parents Can Do About Kids Injuring Themselves on Camera Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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The new concern is that these videos have the effect of normalizing self-injuring behavior and therefore triggering or encouraging it.
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: YouTube Cutters: What Parents Can Do About Kids Injuring Themselves on Camera Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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And finally, what shouldn't we do if we find a child who is self-injuring?
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: YouTube Cutters: What Parents Can Do About Kids Injuring Themselves on Camera Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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Often we'll see symptoms of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder in kids who are self-injuring.
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: YouTube Cutters: What Parents Can Do About Kids Injuring Themselves on Camera Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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And finally, what shouldn't we do if we find a child who is self-injuring?
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: YouTube Cutters: What Parents Can Do About Kids Injuring Themselves on Camera Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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The new concern is that these videos have the effect of normalizing self-injuring behavior and therefore triggering or encouraging it.
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: YouTube Cutters: What Parents Can Do About Kids Injuring Themselves on Camera Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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Based on a British fave, the US adaptation — about spin doctors at a PR firm staffed by grotesquely annoying stereotypes including the prerequisite lothario and a bitchy secretary who may actually inspire self-injuring among viewers — wants us to see Azaria's neurotic as somehow appealing.
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We also know from genetic work that there are people who are pre-disposed to gambling, risk-taking and other self-injuring behaviors.
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The test does not rely on the individual to articulate their actions, which improves risk assessment, because self-injuring individuals often do not report their behavior in order to avoid unwanted treatment.
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In some seaside towns there is no public access to the sea, which to me seems a self-injuring situation.
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