Self-injurious behavior refers to deliberate self-harm with the intent to die.

Self-injurious behavior refers to deliberate self-harm with the intent to die.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. It refers to self-harm with no intent to die
• D. Always accidental

Answer: (B)

Self-injurious behavior is about deliberate self-harm, but the purpose is usually to cope with intense distress, regulate emotions, or communicate suffering, not to die. Saying it always involves the intent to die is too narrow; when there is a clear intent to die, that falls under a suicide attempt, not SIB. In practice, you assess intent to distinguish between self-harm without lethal intent and suicide risk. So the statement is false because SIB encompasses deliberate harm without death intent, and only a subset of cases involve intent to die.

Self-injurious behavior is about deliberate self-harm, but the purpose is usually to cope with intense distress, regulate emotions, or communicate suffering, not to die. Saying it always involves the intent to die is too narrow; when there is a clear intent to die, that falls under a suicide attempt, not SIB. In practice, you assess intent to distinguish between self-harm without lethal intent and suicide risk. So the statement is false because SIB encompasses deliberate harm without death intent, and only a subset of cases involve intent to die.