4.4 Confidentiality in Context part 2

Question 1

Working with suicidality is challenging for

Answer 1

most professionals

Question 1

One must be aware of one’s own __ a client expressing suicidality

Answer 1

counter-transference reactions

Question 2

Geldard and Geldard (2005) conceptualise clients considering suicide as falling into three categories

Answer 2

1. Those who are chronically ill, in chronic pain, seriously disabled, or in extreme poverty; where the common factor is hopelessness
2. Those who have suffered severe trauma and may be in a state of chronic depression
3. Those who exhibit suicidality as a ‘last resort’ to express their pain.

Question 3

more than ______ of those who die by suicide having had contact with a health professional prior to their death

Answer 3

40%

Question 4

Dr White stated that ____ of those who die by suicide have experienced a mental health condition prior to their suicide

Answer 4

90%

Question 5

The balance between maintaining confidentiality and enacting one’s duty to protect is

Answer 5

delicate

Question 6

Rossouw et al. (2011) conducted qualitative research to investigate how psychologists cope with client suicides. They found three themes:

Answer 6

1) Shock at hearing the news of a client’s suicide

2) Experiencing suicide risk assessment as a burden

3) Resultant professional and personal crises as a result of their client’s suicide.