Module 7: Suicide

Question 1

Suicide

Answer 1

+ self-inflicted death in which the person acts intentionally, directly, and consciously
+ 11th cause of death in the US
+ 27th cause of death in the Philippines

Question 2

What are the four types of suicide seekers (according to Schneidman)?

Answer 2

1. Death Seekers
2. Death Initiators
3. Death Ignorers
4. Death Darers

Question 3

Death Seekers

Answer 3

+ clearly intend to end their lives at the time they attempt suicide
+ may last only a short time

Question 4

Death Initiators

Answer 4

clearly intent to end their lives, but they act out of a belief that the process is already under the way and that they are simply hastening the process

Question 5

Death Ignorers

Answer 5

do not believe that their self-inflicted death will mean the end of their existence

Question 6

Death Darers

Answer 6

+ experience mixed feelings, or ambivalence, about their intent to die, even at the moment of their attempt, and they show this ambivalence in the act itself
+ their risk-taking behavior does not guarantee death

Question 7

Subintentional Death

Answer 7

a death in which the victim plays an indirect, hidden, partial, or unconscious role

e.g. an individual constantly taking drugs or engaging in risk-taking behavior who eventually dies

Question 8

Suicidal Ideation

Answer 8

thinking seriously about suicide

Question 9

Suicidal Plans

Answer 9

formulation of a specific method for killing oneself

Question 10

Suicidal Attempts

Answer 10

the person survives from attempts

Question 11

What are the different suicide types according to Emile Durkheim?

Answer 11

1. Altruistic
2. Egoistic
3. Anomic
4. Fatalistic

Question 12

Altruistic Suicide Type

Answer 12

formalized suicides; dishonor to self, family, or society

Question 13

Egoistic Suicide Type

Answer 13

loss of social supports as an important provocation for suicide

Question 14

Anomic Suicide Type

Answer 14

result of marked disruptions, such as sudden loss of job

Question 15

Fatalistic

Answer 15

loss of control over one’s own destiny

Question 16

What did Freud believe about suicide?

Answer 16

Freud believed that suicide indicated unconscious hostility directed inward to the self rather than outward to the person or situation causing the anger.

Question 17

What happens if a family member commits suicide?

Answer 17

There is an increased risk that someone else in the family will also.

Question 18

What is the biological explanation behind suicide?

Answer 18

Low levels of serotonin is associated with suicide and with violent suicide attempts (low levels of serotonin is linked with impulsivity, instability, and the tendency to overreact to the situation).

Question 19

What may happen to a person if a close friend has committed suicide?

Answer 19

The stress of a friend’s suicide or some other major stress may affect several individuals who are vulnerable because of existing psychological disorders

Question 20

Hopelessness

Answer 20

pessimistic belief that one’s present, circumstances, problems, or mood will not change

Question 21

Dichotomous Thinking

Answer 21

viewing problems and solutions in rigid either/or terms

Question 22

What are the common triggering factors for suicide?

Answer 22

1. Stressful thoughts
2. Mood and thought changes
3. Alcohol and other drug use
4. Mental disorders
5. Modeling

Question 23

What is one of the most prominent sign of suicide in clients:?

Answer 23

One of the signs of suicides is when the client are giving away their prized possessions