Suicide

Question 1

• Suicidal ideation

Answer 1

– Thoughts and intentions of killing oneself.

Question 2

• Suicide attempts

Answer 2

– Self-injury behaviours intended to cause death but that do
not lead to death

Question 3

• Suicide gestures

Answer 3

– Self-injury in which there is no intent to die

Question 4

• Suicide

Answer 4

– Behaviours intended to cause death and death occurs

Question 5

subintentional death

Answer 5

When individuals play indirect,
hidden, partial, or unconscious roles
in their own deaths,

Question 6

Warning Signs

Answer 6

– Giving away possessions
– Saying goodbye to friends or
family
– Talking about death or suicide
generally, or talking about
plans
– Making threats of suicide
– Rehearsing a plan for suicide

Question 7

What age group is most likely to commit suicide in Western society and why?

Answer 7

Elderly people due to illness or loss of close friends and relatives

Question 7

psychache

Answer 7

a feeling of
psychological pain that seems
intolerable to the person

Question 8

Treatment of suicidal persons falls
into two categories

Answer 8

– Treatment after suicide has been
attempted
– Suicide prevention