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  Stereotypy

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  Self-harm

  Self-harm (SH) or deliberate self-harm (DSH) includes self-injury (SI) and self-poisoning and is the deliberate infliction of tissue damage, alteration, or poisoning without suicidal intent. Although self-harm is commonly used to refer to infliction of harm to the body's surface, the term may also...

• Compulsive behavior

  Compulsive behavior is behavior which a person does compulsively—in other words, not because they want to behave that way, but because they feel they have to do so. Mental health professionals have identified signs of compulsive behavior in various disorders such as:

• Ritualistic behavior

  Ritualistic behavior involves the performance of daily activities in the same manner each time.