The Role of Self-Organization in the Suicidal Process

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13675324
AutoresJuliane Brüdern (0000-0002-5868-5968, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, autor de correspondencia), Thomas Berger (0000-0002-2432-7791, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland), Franz Caspar (0000-0003-2595-2975, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland), Anja Gysin Maillart (University Psychiatric Hospital, Bern, Switzerland), Konrad Michel (0000-0003-0725-5383, University Psychiatric Hospital, Bern, Switzerland)
Año2016
Volumen118
Número2
Páginas668-685
Fecha de publicación2016-03-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0033294116633351
PMID27154385
OpenAlexW2333102562
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas40

This article describes the application of a dual-regulation model to a case example of a female suicide attempter. The model complements the traditional goal-and-feedback view with self-organizing processes, which may help to better understand the suicidal process. From this view, impulsive suicidal behavior can be interpreted as a dysfunctional pattern by which high-internal tension is reduced through self-organized processes. High tension might result from intrapersonal factors and adverse life conditions, by which self-regulation is depleted. Also concepts from social psychology (i.e., ego depletion, self-regulation failure) are consistent with this view and are discussed in context of a suicidal crisis. Identifying dysfunctional self-organization processes and acquiring strategies to strengthen self-regulation might, therefore, be important for suicide prevention

Context (archaeology · Dysfunctional family · Ego Depletion · Id, ego and super-ego · Interpersonal communication · Intrapersonal communication · Medical emergency · Poison control · Process (computing · Psychotherapist · Self-control · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies