The Reasons for Living Scale is different than other lethality scales in that
a. it focuses only on homicidal ideation.
b. it poses questions about why people would not kill themselves.
c. a faster visual assessment form than the Triage scale.
d. it is a highly reliable predictor of the who, when, where ,how and why of lethal behavior.
Q. 2Whenever a suicidal person, who is not previously known by the crisis worker, is emotionally overwhelmed and immobile, one effective way to break through that immobility is to
a. shock the person into reality through shame and guilt or threat of punishment.
b. personalize the communication by establishing a first-name basis if possible.
c. create a diversion.
d. gather enough information so as to establish a close and friendly relationship.
Q. 3IS PATH WARM is
a. an acronym for suicidal warning signs.
b. a standard warning code in a mental health clinic for a potential suicide/homicide.
c. suicidology language indicating the degree to which a person is following a path to self-destruction.
d. an acronym of intervention steps to be taken with homicidal/suicidal clients.
Q. 4Which one of the following indicators should not be considered high-risk in terms of suicide potential?
a. The suicide plan is definite.
b. There is a family history of suicide.
c. Previous minor suicide attempts have been made.
d. A frantic call to a crisis line to discuss depressed feelings.
Q. 5People with strong death wishes are invariably
a. impulsive.
b. ambivalent, confused, and gasping for life.
c. venting their desire to kill themselves.
d. suicidal for as long as they live.
Q. 6Almost all suicidal persons reveal
a. the same characteristics.
b. some kind of clues.
c. some kind of pathological behaviors.
d. all of the above
Q. 7Suicidal persons may emit clues which are
a. syndromatic.
b. behavioral.
c. situational.
d. all of the above
Q. 8Which of the following is a category of assessment dynamics which is of concern to workers who deal with suicidal clients?
a. risk factors.
b. warning signs
c. suicidal clues.
d. all of the above.
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