Chapter 7: Suicide Flashcards
True or False:
suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the world
True
Answer:
How many people die of suicide each year?
how many of those are in the US
1 million
48,000
What are:
Parasuicides
nonfatal attempts to kills themselves
define:
Suicide
self- inflicted death in which one makes intentional, direct, conscious effort to end’s one life
List:
Shneidman’s types of people who commit intentional death
4 points
- death seeker
- death initiator
- death ignorer
- death darer
Define:
subintentional death
indirect, covert, or unconscious death
define:
nonsuicidal self injury (NSSI)
purposefully hurting oneself without the intention of killing oneself
List:
ways suicide is studied
2 points
- using retrospective analysis as psychological autopsy
- studying people who survive their suicide attempts
List:
suicide triggers
5 points
- stressful events
- mood and thought changes
- alcohol and other drug use
- mental disorders
- modeling
List
types of stressful events
2 points
- immediate stressors
- longterm stressors
List:
long-term stressors
4 points
- social isolation
- serious illness or injury
- abusive or repressive environment
- occupational stress
List:
psychological disorders associated with suicide
3 points
- unipolar or bipolar depression
- chronic alcoholism
- schizophrenia
define:
Modeling
aka the contagion of suicide
a suicidal act appears to serve as a model for other such acts, especially among teens
List:
Common models of suicide
4 points
- family members and friends
- celebrities and highly publicized cases
- coworkers and colleagues
- postvention
Answer:
What is the psychodynamic view of suicide?
4 points
- 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
Answer:
What is the interpersonal view of suicide?
- 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
Answer:
What is biological view ( brain development)
2 points
- low serotonin activity and abnormalities in depression- related brain circuits
- both aid in production of aggressive feelings and impulsive behavior
Answer:
At what age does suicide become more common
13 years
Answer:
ratio for attempted vs completion of suicide
200:1
True or False
U.S elderly are the most likely to commit and succeed in suicide
True
List:
contributory factors of elderly suicide
6 points
- 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
List:
treatments after sucide attempts
2 points
- medical care
- appropriate follow-up with psychotherapy or drug therapy
List:
Therapies for suicide
4 points
- psychodynamic therapy
- drug therapy
- group and family
- cognitive- behavioral therapy
List:
types of cognitive bahevioral therapy for suicide
2 points
- mindfulness-based
- dialectical behavior
List:
therapy goals
5 points
- 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
