Chapter 3: Theoretical Models for Analysis
The purpose of this chapter is to articulate a theoretical framework which takes into account account the complexity of factors contributing to suicidal behaviour and ideation and to identify the specific research questions and hypotheses that this study will address. Toward this end, relevant theoretical models that present the mechanisms and process by which suicidal ideation and behaviour occurs are reviewed.
When focusing on the motivations behind SIBs several theories have been developed to explain this complex phenomenon and to promote more effective therapeutic interventions and further understanding of potential risk factors. These theories include Social and Interpersonal models, Ecological …show more content…
According to Gross, the process of emotion regulation follows the course of situation, attention, appraisal and response and that the person involved may consciously or unconsciously affect the experience, expression, duration or magnitude of the emotions involved (Gross, 1998). This emotional response can then alter the cognitive, behavioural, physiological and psychological experiences of an emotion and subsequently change the current situation or cause a new situation to develop (Andover & Morris, 2014). Some people employ adaptive emotional response modulation techniques, whereas others use maladaptive responses, such as NSSI to cope with negative emotional experiences (Jazaieri H, Urry HL, Gross, 2013). This may be an area where therapy can help teach individuals to alter their emotional responses and develop more adaptive coping …show more content…
Reasons for engaging in SIBs were stated as “to release emotional pressure that builds up inside me” and to “express anger at myself.” Results of the study also showed that self-injurious acts were precipitated by feelings of intense sadness, frustration and a sense of being overwhelmed whereas the acts were followed by feelings of calmness, release and associated with decreases in affective arousal. The study concluded that improved affective states following SIBs reinforced the behaviour, predicted a lifetime frequency of self-injury and proved that while both affect-regulation and self-punishment models played a role in determining behaviour, affect-regulation reasons were overwhelmingly rated as the primary motive and most important predictors for future self-injury (Klonsky,
The purpose of this chapter is to articulate a theoretical framework which takes into account account the complexity of factors contributing to suicidal behaviour and ideation and to identify the specific research questions and hypotheses that this study will address. Toward this end, relevant theoretical models that present the mechanisms and process by which suicidal ideation and behaviour occurs are reviewed.
When focusing on the motivations behind SIBs several theories have been developed to explain this complex phenomenon and to promote more effective therapeutic interventions and further understanding of potential risk factors. These theories include Social and Interpersonal models, Ecological …show more content…
According to Gross, the process of emotion regulation follows the course of situation, attention, appraisal and response and that the person involved may consciously or unconsciously affect the experience, expression, duration or magnitude of the emotions involved (Gross, 1998). This emotional response can then alter the cognitive, behavioural, physiological and psychological experiences of an emotion and subsequently change the current situation or cause a new situation to develop (Andover & Morris, 2014). Some people employ adaptive emotional response modulation techniques, whereas others use maladaptive responses, such as NSSI to cope with negative emotional experiences (Jazaieri H, Urry HL, Gross, 2013). This may be an area where therapy can help teach individuals to alter their emotional responses and develop more adaptive coping …show more content…
Reasons for engaging in SIBs were stated as “to release emotional pressure that builds up inside me” and to “express anger at myself.” Results of the study also showed that self-injurious acts were precipitated by feelings of intense sadness, frustration and a sense of being overwhelmed whereas the acts were followed by feelings of calmness, release and associated with decreases in affective arousal. The study concluded that improved affective states following SIBs reinforced the behaviour, predicted a lifetime frequency of self-injury and proved that while both affect-regulation and self-punishment models played a role in determining behaviour, affect-regulation reasons were overwhelmingly rated as the primary motive and most important predictors for future self-injury (Klonsky,