suicide Flashcards
what is suicide?
the death caused by injuring oneself with the intent to die.
an attempt is when they fail to succeed.
thoughts: the process of having ideas or ruminations about the possibility of suicide.
parasuicidal behaviours: response to stress with thoughts of death and self harming, not as risky as suicide attempts.
facts and stats of suicide?
15th leading cause of death in the uk
4th leading cause of death in 15–29 year old’s in 2019
social and cultural prohibitions make some relatives and investigators reluctant to identify a death as suicide.
about 1 in 8 suicide attempts are successful.
psychological disorders cause higher risk of suicide.
biological factors of suicide?
the concordance rate for suicide in identical twins is 3x higher than fraternal twins.
patients often have alterations in serotonin functioning, reducing activity and therefore being associated to suicide risk.
what are some suicide prevention strategies?
treatment of psychological disturbances
crises intervention
working with high risk groups
what is the unresolved issue with suicide?
Belgium and the Netherlands have allowed assisted suicide to be legal. and therefore, there is the argument that it is dignifying
what is the diathesis stress model?
diathesis: individual predisposition ( genetic influence, social isolation, aggressive tendencies), social predisposition (social change, weak social structure, absence of taboos)
stressors: loss of social control, other stressful event producing hopelessness.
facilitating factors: means and opportunity, suicide by others.
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what is the psychoanalysis model of suicide?
suicidal thoughts are reflective of internalized anger at a primary parent figure. they are activated when a person is unable to maintain a sense of self worth.
what is object relations and interpersonal theories model of suicide?
disturbed family relationships.
dysfunction effects the child’s sense of self, skills and relationship stability later on. These issues can create problematic interpersonal conflicts and hard to deal with stressors.
what is the cognitive perspectives model of suicide?
overwhelming pessimism about life, self, and others.
the more a person exabits negative cog content and maladaptive info, more likely that a suicidal cognitive process will be triggered in stressful situation.
suicide acts occur when an individual have reached their threshold for tolerating pain associated with it.
why do people feel like suicide is their only escape?
they have biological vunerabilites, with backgrounds having the combination of a good deal of family psychopathology, maltreatment and family instability.
what did joiners psychological model of suicide suggest?
suggests that the psychological states of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness interact to produce suicidal thoughts and desires. it i only the presence of the third factor ‘acquires the capability of suicide’, that the person has the ability to make a lethal attempt.
the difference between suicide prevention and intervention?
intervention has been deemed more fitting as it embodies a more neutral stance, interceding without the implications of preventing the act. it is to help support an individual to try and avoid them from committing.
