suicide

Question 1

psychological/psychiatric view

Answer 1

Thwarted Belongingness

•Perceived burdensomeness

Question 2

What are the individual risk factors for suicide?

Answer 2

Research shows that risk factors for suicide include:
• depression and other mental disorders, or a substance-abuse disorder (often in combination with
other mental disorders). More than 90 percent of people who die by suicide have these risk factors.2 •prior suicide attempt
•family history of mental disorder or substance abuse
•family history of suicide
•family violence, including physical or sexual abuse
•firearms in the home,3 the method used in more than half of suicides
•incarceration
•exposure to the suicidal behavior of others, such as family members, peers, or media figures.2 •However, suicide and suicidal behavior are not normal responses to stress; many people have these risk factors, but are not suicidal.

Question 3

Egoistic suicide

Answer 3

is the type caused by too little social integration

Question 4

Altruistic suicide

Answer 4

is the type brought about by too much integration

Question 5

Anomic suicide

Answer 5

is the type generated by too little social regulation

Question 6

Fatalistic suicide

Answer 6

results from too much regulation

Question 7

durkehiem social integration

Answer 7

attachment to group

altruistic or egoistic

Question 8

durk social regulation

Answer 8

coercive regulation by a group

anomic v fatalistic

Question 9

common feelings of suicide committers

Answer 9

withdrawn from daily active
apologetic
vindictive
benevolent

Question 10

groups with higher suicide rates

Answer 10

elderly
divorced
protestants

Question 11

social responses

Answer 11

condemnation
tolerance
guilt from friends and fat