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   mutilation

   /ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of mutilating or being mutilated: "a culture which found any mutilation of the body abhorrent"
   • ▪ the infliction of serious damage on something: "the proposed mutilation of City Hall by our own councillors"

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Female_genital_mutilationFemale genital mutilation - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Female genital mutilation ( FGM) (also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting ( FGM/C) and female circumcision [a]) is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva.

3. www.healthyplace.com › abuse › self-injuryWhat Is Self-Injury, Self-Harm, Self-Mutilation? - HealthyPlace

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   5 days ago · Self-injury, also known as self-harm or self-mutilation, is defined as an act wherein someone deliberately hurts or injures themselves. Self-injury is most often used as a coping mechanism and is not an attempt at suicide.

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5. www.britannica.com › topic › corporal-punishmentCorporal punishment | Definition, Types & Effects | Britannica

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   Jul 2, 2024 · Corporal punishment, the infliction of physical pain upon a person’s body as punishment for a crime or infraction. Corporal punishments include flogging, beating, branding, mutilation, blinding, and the use of the stock and pillory.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Self-harmSelf-harm - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Self harm may be defined as any act that causes psychological or physical harm to the self without a suicide intention, and which is either intentional, accidental, committed through ignorance, apathy or poor judgement.

7. www.healthyplace.com › self-mutilationIntroduction to Self-Mutilation - HealthyPlace

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   Jul 7, 2024 · Self-mutilation has been most commonly seen as a diagnostic indicator for Borderline Personality Disorder, a characteristic of Stereotypic Movement Disorder (associated with autism and mental retardation) and attributed to Factitious Disorders.

8. www.healthyplace.com › abuse › self-injuryCauses of Self-Injury, Self-Harm, Self-Mutilation - HealthyPlace

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   3 days ago · The reasons for self-injury, also known as self-harm or self-mutilation, are complex though and not everyone self-harms for the same reason. The causes of self-mutilation likely vary with age. Self-injury behaviors can start before the age of seven or, more commonly, between the ages of 12 and 15.

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   When does self mutilation start?

   • The causes of self-mutilation likely vary with age. Self-injury behaviors can start before the age of seven or, more commonly, between the ages of 12 and 15. Self-harm behaviors normally end within five years of starting.

   Causes of Self-Injury, Self-Harm, Self-Mutilation | HealthyPlace

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   Why do people self mutilate?

   • There are various psychological reasons for self-mutilation but the overwhelming factor is the presence of unmanageable anxiety. This anxiety, be it from trauma, stress or pressure, is so great that the person finds they can't deal with it. The self-injury, then, is a way of releasing or dealing with this chronic anxiety.

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   How did Karl Menninger define self-mutilation?

   • Karl Menninger considered self-mutilation as a non-fatal expression of an attenuated death wish and thus coined the term partial suicide. He began a classification system of six types: conventional – nail-clipping, trimming of hair, and shaving beards.

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   Is mutilation illegal in France?

   • The practice is outlawed by several provisions of France's penal code that address bodily harm causing permanent mutilation or torture. The first civil suit was in 1982, and the first criminal prosecution in 1993. In 1999 a woman was given an eight-year sentence for having performed FGM on 48 girls.

   Female genital mutilation - Wikipedia

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10. www.britannica.com › science › abortion-pregnancyAbortion | Definition, Procedure, Laws, & Facts | Britannica

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    2 days ago · Abortion, the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus before it has reached the stage of viability (in human beings, usually about the 20th week of gestation). An abortion may occur spontaneously, in which case it is also called a miscarriage, or it may be brought on purposefully.