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HCHenry

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It has been suggested that for self-injurers who seek out a liked-minded community on the Internet there are advantages that they seek from this community. Which of the following was NOT discussed by Adler and Adler?
 
  a. They were seeking and more likely to get self-acceptance.
  b. They experienced decreased estrangement from society.
  c. They experienced decreased social isolation.
  d. They were trolling for members of the other gender who might turn into romantic partners.

Question 2

Some of the Websites discussed by Adler and Adler were considered to be pro-self-injury. Why would people be proponents of this deviant activity?
 
  a. They were supported by companies, such as medical supplies and knives, that stood to gain from people who self-injury.
  b. They were supported by a group of therapists who specialized in self-injury and thought that they could help these people while also opening up their practice to many more clients.
  c. They saw self-injury as a voluntary lifestyle choice and a long-term coping mechanism.
  d. They were anarchists and nihilists who saw society as a corrupt place and self-injury as a way to rebel against the norms of their parents and teachers.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C



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