Chapter 7: Suicide Flashcards
altruistic suicide
suicide by people who intentionally sacrifice their lives for the well-being of society
anomic suicide
suicide by individuals whose social environment fails to provide stability, thus leaving them without a sense of belonging
brain-circuit dysfunction
there is evidence of low serotonin activity and brain-circuit dysfunction among suicidal people who have no history of depression
crisis intervention
a treatment approach that tries to help people in a psychological crisis to view their situation more accurately, make better decisions, act more constructively, and overcome the crisis
death darer
a person who is ambivalent about the wish to die even as they attempt suicide
death ignorer
a person who attempts suicide without recognizing the finality of death
death initiator
a person who attempts suicide believing that the process of death is already underway and that they are simply quickening the process
death seeker
a person who clearly intends to end their life at the time of a suicide attempt
dichotomous thinking
viewing problems and solutions in rigid either/or terms
egoistic suicide
suicide by people over whom society has little or no control, people who are not concerned with the norms or rules of society
hopelessness
a pessimistic belief that one’s present circumstances, problems, or mood will not change
interpersonal theory of suicide
theory that asserts that people with perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and a psychological capability to carry out suicide are the most likely to attempt suicide; also called interpersonal-psychological theory
non-suicidal self injury
direct and deliberate destruction of one’s own body tissue that is not accompanied by an intent to die
parasuicide
a suicide attempt that does not result in death
postvention
postsuicide program to support those close to the person that died
retrospective analysis
a psychological autopsy in which clinicians piece together information about a person’s suicide from the person’s past
Self-Injury Implicit Association Test
a cognitive test used to help assess suicidal risk: rather than asking people if they plan to attempt suicide, this test instructs them to pair various suicide-related words (for example, “dead,” “lifeless,” “suicide”) with words that are personally relevant (“I,” “myself,” “mine”) and with words that are not personally relevant (“they,” “them,” “other”)
serotonin
a neurotransmitter whose abnormal activity is linked to depression, OCD, and eating disorders
subintentional death
a death in which the victim plays an indirect, hidden, partial, or unconscious role
suicidal behavior disorder
a classification being studied for possible inclusion in a future revision of the DSM, in which individuals have tried to die by suicide within the last two years
suicide
a self-inflicted death in which the person acts intentionally, directly, and consciously
suicide education program
prevention programs that usually take place in schools and concentrate on students and their teachers; includes a growing number of online sites that provide education about suicide, targeting troubled persons, their family members, and friends
suicide hotline
paraprofessional
a person without previous professional training who provides services under the supervision of a mental health professional
suicide prevention program
program that tries to identify people who are at risk of killing themselves and to offer them crisis intervention
Thanatos
according to the Freudian view, the basic death instinct that functions in opposition to the life instinct
suicide by people who intentionally sacrifice their lives for the well-being of society
altruistic suicide
suicide by individuals whose social environment fails to provide stability, thus leaving them without a sense of belonging
anomic suicide
there is evidence of low serotonin activity and brain-circuit dysfunction among suicidal people who have no history of depression
brain-circuit dysfunction
a treatment approach that tries to help people in a psychological crisis to view their situation more accurately, make better decisions, act more constructively, and overcome the crisis
crisis intervention
a person who is ambivalent about the wish to die even as they attempt suicide
death darer
a person who attempts suicide without recognizing the finality of death
death ignorer
a person who attempts suicide believing that the process of death is already underway and that they are simply quickening the process
death initiator
a person who clearly intends to end their life at the time of a suicide attempt
death seeker
viewing problems and solutions in rigid either/or terms
dichotomous thinking
suicide by people over whom society has little or no control, people who are not concerned with the norms or rules of society
egoistic suicide
a pessimistic belief that one’s present circumstances, problems, or mood will not change
hopelessness
theory that asserts that people with perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and a psychological capability to carry out suicide are the most likely to attempt suicide; also called interpersonal-psychological theory
interpersonal theory of suicide
direct and deliberate destruction of one’s own body tissue that is not accompanied by an intent to die
non-suicidal self injury
a suicide attempt that does not result in death
parasuicide
postsuicide program to support those close to the person that died
postvention
a psychological autopsy in which clinicians piece together information about a person’s suicide from the person’s past
retrospective analysis
a cognitive test used to help assess suicidal risk: rather than asking people if they plan to attempt suicide, this test instructs them to pair various suicide-related words (for example, “dead,” “lifeless,”
“suicide”) with words that are personally relevant (“I,” “myself,” “mine”) and with words that are not personally relevant (“they,” “them,” “other”)
Self-Injury Implicit Association Test
a neurotransmitter whose abnormal activity is linked to depression, OCD, and eating disorders
serotonin
a death in which the victim plays an indirect, hidden, partial, or unconscious role
subintentional death
a classification being studied for possible inclusion in a future revision of the DSM, in which individuals have tried to die by suicide within the last two years
suicidal behavior disorder
a self-inflicted death in which the person acts intentionally, directly, and consciously
suicide
prevention programs that usually take place in schools and concentrate on students and their teachers; includes a growing number of online sites that provide education about suicide, targeting troubled persons, their family members, and friends
suicide education program
suicide hotline
a person without previous professional training who provides services under the supervision of a mental health professional
paraprofessional
program that tries to identify people who are at risk of killing themselves and to offer them crisis
intervention
suicide prevention program
according to the Freudian view, the basic death instinct that functions in opposition to the life instinct
Thanatos
