Chapter 7: Suicide Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

True or False:

suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the world

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Answer:

How many people die of suicide each year?

how many of those are in the US

A

1 million

48,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What are:

Parasuicides

A

nonfatal attempts to kills themselves

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

define:

Suicide

A

self- inflicted death in which one makes intentional, direct, conscious effort to end’s one life

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

List:

Shneidman’s types of people who commit intentional death

4 points

A
  • death seeker
  • death initiator
  • death ignorer
  • death darer
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Define:

subintentional death

A

indirect, covert, or unconscious death

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

define:

nonsuicidal self injury (NSSI)

A

purposefully hurting oneself without the intention of killing oneself

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

List:

ways suicide is studied

2 points

A
  • using retrospective analysis as psychological autopsy
  • studying people who survive their suicide attempts
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

List:

suicide triggers

5 points

A
  • stressful events
  • mood and thought changes
  • alcohol and other drug use
  • mental disorders
  • modeling
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

List

types of stressful events

2 points

A
  • immediate stressors
  • longterm stressors
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

List:

long-term stressors

4 points

A
  • social isolation
  • serious illness or injury
  • abusive or repressive environment
  • occupational stress
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

List:

psychological disorders associated with suicide

3 points

A
  • unipolar or bipolar depression
  • chronic alcoholism
  • schizophrenia
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

define:

Modeling

aka the contagion of suicide

A

a suicidal act appears to serve as a model for other such acts, especially among teens

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

List:

Common models of suicide

4 points

A
  • family members and friends
  • celebrities and highly publicized cases
  • coworkers and colleagues
  • postvention
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Answer:

What is the psychodynamic view of suicide?

4 points

A
  • depression and anger at others that is redirected toward self
  • introjecting lost person: anger over a lost loved one turns to self-hatred and then depression
  • later suicidal behaviors related to childhood losses or parental rejection
  • research does not establish that suicidal people are dominated by intense anger
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Answer:

What is the interpersonal view of suicide?

A
  • perceieved burdensomeness
  • thwarted belongingness
  • psychological ability to carry out suicide
  • hoplessness helps determine if characteristics lead to suicide
  • Acquisition of psyvhological capability for suicidal acts
17
Q

Answer:

What is biological view ( brain development)

2 points

A
  • low serotonin activity and abnormalities in depression- related brain circuits
  • both aid in production of aggressive feelings and impulsive behavior
18
Q

Answer:

At what age does suicide become more common

A

13 years

19
Q

Answer:

ratio for attempted vs completion of suicide

A

200:1

20
Q

True or False

U.S elderly are the most likely to commit and succeed in suicide

A

True

21
Q

List:

contributory factors of elderly suicide

6 points

A
  • illness (clinical depression)
  • loss of clsoe friends and relatives
  • loss of control over one’s life
  • loss of social status
  • ethnicity
  • interpersonal theory of suicide
22
Q

List:

treatments after sucide attempts

2 points

A
  • medical care
  • appropriate follow-up with psychotherapy or drug therapy
23
Q

List:

Therapies for suicide

4 points

A
  • psychodynamic therapy
  • drug therapy
  • group and family
  • cognitive- behavioral therapy
24
Q

List:

types of cognitive bahevioral therapy for suicide

2 points

A
  • mindfulness-based
  • dialectical behavior
25
Q

List:

therapy goals

5 points

A
  • keep patient alive
  • reduce psychological pain
  • achieve non suicidal state of mind and a sense of hope
  • restrict access to lethal suicide means
  • develop of better ways of stress management