Focal suicide

Japanese: focal suicide(英語表記)focalsuicide
Focal suicide

... refers to the act of injuring one's own body part. K. Menninger calls self-harm "focal suicide" and explains it in relation to suicide. Some scholars also try to find a symbolic meaning in self-harm as an atonement for guilt.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "focal suicide" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…自己の身体の一部を傷つける行為をいう。K.メニンガーは,自傷を〈焦点的自殺focal suicide〉と呼び,自殺と関連づけて説明している。また,自傷の中に罪悪感に対する贖罪(しよくざい)としての象徴的な意味を見いだそうとする学者もいる。…

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