Suicide And Suicidal Behavior Flashcards
Suicide ideation
Thoughts of engaging in behavior intended to end one’s life
Suicide plan
Formulation of a specific method through which one intends to die
Suicide attempt
Engagement in potentially self-injurious behavior in which there is at least some intent to die
Nonsuicidal self injury
Self-injury in which a person has no intent to die
Suicide is characterized by
Terms of violence method
Medical consequences
Degree of planning
Facts of Suicide (just read over)
10th leading cause of death for ALL ages
105 suicides per day
1 in 25 success rate
Males 4:1
Firearms (male) and poison (women)
14th leading cause of death worldwide
Suicide behavior disorder
1 attempt in 2 years
Act is not non-suicidal self injury
No initiated during state of delirium
Not applied to those who are suicidal (prepping0
Act not political or religious
Greif
Physical, emotional, somatic, cognitive, and spiritual response to actual or threatened loss of a person, thing, or place to which we are emotionally attached
Common feelings reaction of greif
Numbness Shock Anger Anxiety Loneliness Fatigue Yearning Relief
Physical sensations
Tightness in chest
Shortness of breath
Lack of energy
Panic attack-like symptoms
Common greif response cognition
Disbelief
confusion
sense of presence
Lack of concentration
Common grief responses behaviors
Sleep disturbances
Appetite disturbances
Social withdrawal
Dreams of deceased
Absent minded behavior
Difference between grief and depression
Depression and grief share common features
Grief: experienced in waves, diminished in intensity over time, healthy self-image
Depression: mood and feelings are static, consistent sense of depletion, sense of worthlessness and disturbed self image
Assessing grief
Anhedonia
Hopelessness
Responds ot support
Overt expression of anger
Assessing depression
Anhedonia
Pervasive hopelessness
Unresponsive to support
Anger not pronounced
