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Death seekers: |
| | A) | believe they are simply hastening an inevitable death. |
| | B) | intend to end their lives but do not believe that death means the end of their existence. |
| | C) | are ambivalent about dying and take actions that greatly increase their chances of death but do not guarantee death. |
| | D) | clearly and explicitly seek to end their lives and may have had intentions to commit suicide for a long period of time. |
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Both ____________ and _______________ may be ambivalent about their desire to die. |
| | A) | death seekers; death darers |
| | B) | death ignorers; death initiators |
| | C) | death initiators; death darers |
| | D) | death seekers; death initiators |
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Which of the following statements is false? |
| | A) | More people in the United States die from suicide than from homicide. |
| | B) | There are approximately 6,000 nonfatal suicide attempts each year. |
| | C) | Between 5 and 16 percent of people in the United States report having had suicidal thoughts at some time. |
| | D) | The majority of suicide attempters do not seek professional help. |
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Women are ___________ likely than men to attempt suicide. Men are ___________ likely than women to complete suicide. |
| | A) | three times more; two times less. |
| | B) | two times more; four times more. |
| | C) | three times more; four times more. |
| | D) | four times more; three times less. |
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Which of the following statements is false? |
| | A) | European Americans comprise the largest percentage of suicides in the U.S. |
| | B) | Asian Americans have the highest suicide rate of any ethnic group in the U.S. |
| | C) | Latino Americans are more likely to attempt suicide than African Americans. |
| | D) | The rate of suicide among African American males has increased greatly in recent decades. |
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Which of the following statements is false? |
| | A) | The United States has the highest suicide rate in the world except for Japan, which ranks first. |
| | B) | The suicide rate among children and adolescents has risen by nearly 300% in the last 60 years. |
| | C) | The gender difference for completed suicide is higher among adolescents and young adults than among older adults. |
| | D) | The most common means of suicide among adolescents is drug overdose. |
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Suicide committed by people who experience severe disorientation because of a large change in their relationships with society is known as |
| | A) | altruistic suicide. |
| | B) | egoistic suicide. |
| | C) | anomic suicide. |
| | D) | confusion suicide. |
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One problem with Freud's theory of suicide is that |
| | A) | it claims that suicidal people are depressed when most suicidal people suffer from schizophrenia. |
| | B) | people generally do not express anger in suicide notes because they cannot express these emotions and are turning the feelings in on themselves. |
| | C) | suicidal people tend to direct their anger at the part of their ego that represents a lost love object. |
| | D) | The theory is difficult to test because explicit evidence of self-directed anger may or may not be found in a suicide note or in the behavior of the individual. |
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Which of the following statements is false? |
| | A) | Ten to fifteen percent of people with schizophrenia commit suicide. |
| | B) | Depression increases one's risk of suicide, but mania does not. |
| | C) | Social phobia increases a woman's risk of suicide. |
| | D) | As many as 10% of people who complete suicide do not meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental disorder. |
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Which of the following does not increase one's risk of suicide? |
| | A) | impulsivity |
| | B) | a family history of suicide |
| | C) | dichotomous thinking |
| | D) | excessively high serotonin levels |
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Suicide is the _____ leading cause of death in the United States. |
| | A) | second |
| | B) | fifth |
| | C) | eighth |
| | D) | twelfth |
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Death initiators: |
| | A) | Clearly and explicitly seek to end their lives. |
| | B) | Intend to end their lives but do not believe this means the end of their existence. |
| | C) | Have a clear intention to die, but believe they are simply hastening an inevitable death. |
| | D) | Are ambivalent about dying, and take actions that greatly increase their chances of death, but do not guarantee that they will die. |
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Death ignorers: |
| | A) | Clearly and explicitly seek to end their lives. |
| | B) | Intend to end their lives but do not believe this means the end of their existence. |
| | C) | Have a clear intention to die, but believe they are simply hastening an inevitable death. |
| | D) | Are ambivalent about dying, and take actions that greatly increase their chances of death, but do not guarantee that they will die. |
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According to Shneidman, which of the following terms would apply to someone with skin cancer who continues to frequent tanning booths? |
| | A) | Subintentional death. |
| | B) | Death ignorer. |
| | C) | Death darer. |
| | D) | Death seeker. |
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The most common disorder among people who commit suicide is: |
| | A) | Schizophrenia. |
| | B) | Social phobia. |
| | C) | Depression. |
| | D) | Substance abuse. |
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Men are more likely than women to do all of the following except: |
| | A) | Take a drug overdose. |
| | B) | Shoot themselves. |
| | C) | Stab themselves. |
| | D) | Drink alcohol when they are distressed. |
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All of the following are warning signs for suicide in adolescents except: |
| | A) | Spending increased time with friends. |
| | B) | Decline in school performance. |
| | C) | Loss of appetite. |
| | D) | Increased drug and alcohol use. |
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The behavioral characteristic that seems to be the best predictor of suicide is: |
| | A) | impulsivity |
| | B) | hopelessness |
| | C) | morbidity |
| | D) | altruism |
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Suicide committed by people who feel alone, lacking in social contacts, and alienated from other people is known as: |
| | A) | Altruistic suicide. |
| | B) | Egoistic suicide. |
| | C) | Anomic suicide. |
| | D) | Confusion suicide. |
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The medication(s) most consistently shown to reduce risk of suicide is/are: |
| | A) | SSRIs. |
| | B) | Antipsychotics. |
| | C) | Lithium. |
| | D) | MAOIs. |
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