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This solution offers a brief, 200 word description of one psychological disorder and explains the disorder from two or more causal viewpoints with two APA references to validate.

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In terms of a sample idea, you might explore causes of Self-Mutilation (SM).

One article offers validation:

Rollnik, J. D., Schneider, U., Wedegaertner, F., Huber, T. J., & Emrich, H. M. (2001). Uncommon self-mutilation in a borderline personality disorder patient. Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry, 35(1), 133-134.

The authors report that SM might be understood as "a morbid self-help effort providing rapid but temporary relief from ...

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