AN ETHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON SUICIDAL-BEHAVIOR

Authors
LESTER D GOLDNEY RD
Citation
D. Lester et Rd. Goldney, AN ETHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON SUICIDAL-BEHAVIOR, New ideas in psychology, 15(1), 1997, pp. 97-103
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
New ideas in psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0732118X
Volume
15
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
97 - 103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0732-118X(1997)15:1<97:AEPOS>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Suicidal behavior is viewed from an ethological perspective, first as an innate releasing mechanism and then as a fixed action pattern. Fina lly, the concept of conservation-withdrawal is suggested as a possible mediator between the experience of external stressors and suicidal be havior. The implications of this analysis are discussed. (C) 1997 Else vier Science Ltd.