Which of the following is not a myth about suicide?
a. people who talk about suicide do sometimes commit suicide
b. once one is suicidal, he or she will always be suicidal
c. psychological improvement after a crisis means that there is now no risk of suicide
d. there is never a warning when a real suicide attempt is about to be made
e. suicidal persons are mentally ill
Question 2Cluster or copycat suicides are most often found in
a. 10 to 14-year-olds
b. 15 to 19-year-olds
c. 25 to 44-year-olds
d. those who are 65 years of age and older
e. Native Americans
Question 3Survivors of suicides must cope with tasks related to
a. the death of someone to whom one has been close
b. a death due to a non-natural cause
c. a death perceived to have been avoidable
d. a sudden death
e. all of these
Question 4Researchers in the 1970s reported that a completed suicide by a family member often intensified survivors' experiences of
a. inimicality, perturbation, and constriction
b. helplessness, hopelessness, and haplessness
c. integration and regulation
d. anger, sadness, and guilt
e. autonomy, ambivalence, and altruism
Question 5Shneidman argued that the key element in suicide is a triggering process, which is:
a. inimicality
b. the idea of cessation
c. perturbation
d. constriction
e. haplessness
Question 6Theorists say suicidal behavior is complex because it involves three central elements
a. helplessness, hopelessness, and haplessness
b. unhappiness, hopelessness, and haplessness
c. depression, sadness, and despondency
d. unfulfillment, ambivalence, and guilt
e. none of these