Bleeding to Ease the Pain: Cutting, Self-Injury, and the Adolescent Search for Self (Abnormal Psychology)
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (822 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1442203943 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 206 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Brilliant, requied reading for parents, teachers and therapists A brilliantly readable book that is neither pop-psychology nor esoteric medical literature, but rather the clear-eyed insights of an experienced practitioner with sound and articulate advice to providers, teachers and parents. Shoudl be required reading for anyone dealing with adolescents who are cutting or engaging in non-suicidal self-harm.. Tyler said Excellent. I found this book insightful and very helpful in understanding the pain that adolescents and young go through for so many reasons. While a difficult subject, it was written with such love and compassion - the cutting and bleeding might seem horrid but the underling pain our children suffer is much worse. It has given me much understanding to those in my family who suffer.. help to understand great book on understanding cutting by children. Book does seem to somewhat repeat itself, but great for initial understanding of cutting.
But Plante achieves this seemingly impossible balance in Bleeding to Ease the Pain and has produced a work that I would recommend strongly to colleagues, patients, and anyone concerned about the lives of today's adolescents .A concise, excellent introduction to adolescent cutting from a clinician's perspective. Plante provides case studies and practical suggestions that are useful for parents and mental health providers on how to intervene and provide support. She presents an impressive roadmap for mental health professionals to guide them in effectively helping these teens and their families develop adaptive ways to cope with stress and distress. The author addresses directly the issue that parents may feel responsibility or guilt for their
Lori G. She is the author of numerous articles on eating disorders, sexuality, and sexual abuse in adolescents and young adults. She is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Menlo Park, California, specializing in the assessment and treatment of adolescents and young adults. . Plante is Adjunct Clinical Assistant Pr
Bleeding from self-inflicted wounds not only helps to numb the cutter and vent despair, it can also be a dramatic means of communicating, controlling, and asking for help from others. As Plante discusses here, the threat of suicide must always be carefully evaluated, although the majority of cutters are not in fact suicidal. Readers will come to a better understanding of these struggling teenagers and the dramatic methods they employ to ease and overcome their internal pain through a desperate need to cut and self-injure.. Instead, cutting represents a rapidly spreading method for teens hoping to ease emotional pain and suffering. Plante describes the frightening developmental tasks teenagers and young adults face, and how the central challenges of the three Is (Independence, Intimacy, and Identity) compel them to cope