Discuss how the biological and sociocultural approaches explain the causes of suicidal behavior.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2All of these men were diagnosed with exhibitionistic disorder. Whois typical of men with this disorder?
a. Wayne, who maintains complete self-control throughout his episodes of exposing himself
b. Lars, who is 49 and is sexually aroused only by pictures of women in the nude
c. Jim, who is 24 years old and likes pornography
d. Arnold, who is 53 years old and unmarried
Question 3Discuss how men and women differ in their efforts to end their lives. How do marriage, age, and ethnicity influence these differences?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 4What paraphilia is relatively common, and involves urges or fantasies about exposing one's genitals to strangers in order to cause shock in the observer.
a. exhibitionistic disorder c. fetishistic disorder
b. voyeuristic disorder d. frotteuristic disorder
Question 5Among parents whose child has committed suicide, rates of depression, anxiety, alcohol abuse, and marital difficulties increase, especially during the ____ following a child's suicide.
a. six months
b. first year
c. two years
d. five years
Question 6People cross dress for a variety of reasons. People diagnosed with transvestic disorder ____.
a. are typically gay men who work as drag queens
b. are dissatisfied with their birth sex
c. are typically heterosexual
d. live openly as the opposite sex
Question 7The term psychoeducation refers to ____.
a. the training suicide hotline volunteers receive
b. the training mental health professionals receive
c. public awareness campaigns about suicide prevention
d.teaching clients and families about suicide prevention