Register
What does the nurse recognize as the most likely explanation for the self-mutilating behaviors that occur with borderline personality disorder?
62.6k views
1 vote
What does the nurse recognize as the most likely explanation for the self-mutilating behaviors that occur with borderline personality disorder?

User Andrewheins
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

3 votes

stress is the most likely explanation

Clients with borderline personality disorder are impulsive and may respond to stress by harming themselves. Self-harm is an effort to self-soothe by activating endogenous endorphins to provide comfort.
User Tom Alabaster
by
7.4k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.2m questions

11.9m answers

Other Questions

Who was the boy who  became king at the age of 9?
In the peaceful period of the Middle Kingdom, what area of culture thrived?
Why did the slogan Peace Land and Bread appeal to the Russian people?
''Life in a city is more rewarding than life outside a city."List two or three arguments in favor of this opinion and two or three arguments opposing this opinion
What are the advantages and disadvantages of globalization
Link Copied!