| self-governance |
1. Self-rule; local responsibility for administration and functions of an organization, even though it is part of a larger entity. 2. A model of health care management in which the power base for decisions of patient care is de
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| self-induced hypnotism |
The use of hypnotism by people who seek to achieve specific goals for themselves (e.g., controlling pain, promoting health, improving relaxation, or quitting tobacco use).
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| self-injurious behavior |
ABBR: SIB. Maladaptive behaviors of various types, sometimes exhibited by persons with mental retardation; they include self-scratching, repeated head banging, and other potentially dangerous acts. The cause is unknown,
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| self-management |
Active participation by a patient in his or her own health care decisions and interventions. With the education and guidance of professional caregivers, the patient promotes his or her own optimal health or recovery.
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| self-mutilation, risk for |
A state in which an individual is at high risk to perform a deliberate act upon the self with the intent to injure, not kill, which produces immediate tissue damage to the body. SEE: N
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