Chapter 23 - Unit 2 Flashcards
1
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What’s the difference between a suicide attempt and suicidal ideation?
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Attempt = trying. Ideation = thinking about it.
2
Q
Karl Menninger - suggested that…
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all suicides experience three interrelated emotions - revenge, depression and guilt.
3
Q
Edwin Shneidman - proposed that….
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victims of suicide suffer unbearable psychological pain, a sense of isolation and the perception that death is the only solution.
4
Q
Herbert Hendin - first person to…
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call attention to suicide in the US.
