Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

sulla propria persona

English translation:

...less severe than the physical and sexual abuse one may have personally suffered...

Added to glossary by Vittorio Felaco
Nov 18, 2007 13:02
16 yrs ago
Italian term

sulla propria persona

Italian to English Other Psychology
E’ stata verificata anche la associazione tra dissociazione patologica e traumi relazionali relativamente meno severi dell’abuso fisico e sessuale sulla propria persona,

Is it correct to say in this context "on oneself"...non sono certa
grazie
Chiara
Change log

Nov 20, 2007 18:55: Vittorio Felaco Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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...less severe than the physical and sexual abuse one may have personally suffered...

I do not think we are talking about self inflicted abuse here. The original text is not well written in my opinion... it's a shortcut that leaves out important clues to what the author means, but the rest of the document should make clear what is meant.
Peer comment(s):

agree Ivana UK : no indication of self abuse/harm - the Italian simply means suffered or more literally "to which the person has been subjected"
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I believe that is exactly what I said... I am delighted to be in your virtual company! Grazie!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks everyone for their suggestions, I think this is not the case of self-infliction, but abuse to which an individual has been subjected "
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self-inflicted

I would say ...

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Note added at 2 mins (2007-11-18 13:04:55 GMT)
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Physical handicaps may result from self-inflicted abuse behaviors or ... Physical and sexual abuse, neglect, hostile conflict, and early parental loss or ...
www.theawarenesscenter.org/BPD.html - 33k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-11-18 13:07:55 GMT)
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Abuse -- emotional, physical, psychological or sexual -- within the family can ... Abuso -- emotiva, fisica, psicologica o sessuale -- all'interno della ...
www.hypnosis.org/italian.php?u=bulimia.htm - 56k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-11-18 13:09:27 GMT)
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self-inflicted physical and sexual abuse
Peer comment(s):

agree Raffaella Panigada
47 mins
thanks Raffaella :)
agree Monica Alves
7 hrs
agree Peter Cox
15 hrs
agree Desiree Bonfiglio
21 hrs
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self-injury (SI)/ self-harm (SH)

self-injury or self-harm is deliberate by a person upon his or her self without suicidal intent. There may be aimed at releiving otherwise unbearable emotions, sensation of reality and numbness, also a symptom of bordereline personality disorder and sometimes associated with mental illness, a history trauma...

for further information pls. see http.//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_harm
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