Comprehensive theories of suicidal behaviors

Résumé

Suicide is a harmful, frightening, and often misunderstood behavior. This is because it can seem paradoxical, seeming to go against basic human motivations of self-preservation and avoidance of pain. In order to understand this behavior, a comprehensive understanding of the various theories of and motivations for this behavior is necessary. The following chapter will review theories of suicide ranging from biological and psychodynamic theories to cognitive and interpersonal theories. This will be followed by a brief review and comparison to theories and models of nonsuicidal self-injury All theories will be evaluated regarding their key postulates, empirical evidence supporting the theory and shortcomings of the theory (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved) THÉORIE BIOLOGIE DÉSESPOIR ÉVITEMENT ÉMOTION APPROCHE-PSYCHODYNAMIQUE NON-SUICIDAIRE