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Self -harm refers to a wide range of things that people do to themselves in a deliberate and usually hidden way. It can involve various methods and degrees by which people may harm themselves

Self-help or self-improvement is a self-guided improvement — economically, intellectually, or emotionally — often with a substantial psychological basis.

Self -help Aids refer to materials that can be used by an individual on his or her own without the aid of a therapist to assist in the modification of a personal habit ; often used to combat s

- Self -help group : Self-help Group refers to a Group of people with similar problems who get together for mutual support and to campaign for improve

Self-injurious behavior (SIB) refers to a severe and sometimes life-threatening acts that cause damage to the subject’s own body, such as head banging, eye gouging, severe scratching, rumination, some types of pica, and inserting objects under the skin.

self -instructional training means teaching children to use verbal cues to process information, which are initially taught by the therapist or teacher, to keep themselves on task.

Self -monitoring refers to a self-report technique in which the client (patient) keeps a record of the frequency of specified behaviors.

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