Question 1

"Cluster" or "copycat" suicides are most often found in:

Accepted Answer

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 
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 2

The highest suicide rates in the United States in 2015 were found among:

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals 45-54 years of age and those 85 years of age or older 
B) Adolescents and young adults 
C) Young adults and middle adults 
D) Individuals 15-24 years of age 
E) Individuals 65-74 years of age 
A) Individuals 45-54 years of age and those 85 years of age or older 
B) Adolescents and young adults 
C) Young adults and middle adults 
D) Individuals 15-24 years of age 
E) Individuals 65-74 years of age

Question 3

Which of the following is not a "myth" about suicide?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 4

Suicide is most simply defined as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a kind of death 
B) risk-taking behavior 
C) life-threatening behavior 
D) the unintentional ending of one's life 
E) the intentional killing of oneself 
A) a kind of death 
B) risk-taking behavior 
C) life-threatening behavior 
D) the unintentional ending of one's life 
E) the intentional killing of oneself

Question 5

Chapter 17 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living frequently stresses the complexities that are involved in suicidal behavior. Identify explain three reasons why suicidal behavior is complex. What should those who are trying to help individuals who are engaged in suicidal behavior learn from your account?

Accepted Answer

Suicidal behavior is complex for several

Question 6

Claims on behalf of the legitimacy of rational suicide are generally founded on __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the absence of pain and suffering 
B) individual autonomy and self-determination 
C) disagreement with those who assist in the process 
D) self-abnegation 
E) the doctrine of inimicality 
A) the absence of pain and suffering 
B) individual autonomy and self-determination 
C) disagreement with those who assist in the process 
D) self-abnegation 
E) the doctrine of inimicality

Question 7

According to Freud, suicide is best explained __________.

Accepted Answer

A) through biological factors 
B) in terms of the relationship between an individual and his or her society 
C) as essentially cognitive in nature 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) through biological factors 
B) in terms of the relationship between an individual and his or her society 
C) as essentially cognitive in nature 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 8

Sigmund Freud provided a psychological explanation in which suicide is seen as

Accepted Answer

A) essentially a cognitive problem involving negative evaluations of the self 
B) a kind of behavior in which a child has learned to express aggression outward 
C) murder turned around 180 degrees 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) essentially a cognitive problem involving negative evaluations of the self 
B) a kind of behavior in which a child has learned to express aggression outward 
C) murder turned around 180 degrees 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 9

Theorists say suicidal behavior is complex because it involves three central elements. These are:

Accepted Answer

A) Helplessness, hopelessness, and haplessness 
B) Unhappiness, hopelessness, and haplessness 
C) Depression, sadness, and despondency 
D) Unfulfillment, ambivalence, and guilt 
E) None of these 
A) Helplessness, hopelessness, and haplessness 
B) Unhappiness, hopelessness, and haplessness 
C) Depression, sadness, and despondency 
D) Unfulfillment, ambivalence, and guilt 
E) None of these

Question 10

Discuss two lessons to be learned from the suicide of Ernest Hemingway.

Accepted Answer

The suicide of Ernest Hemingway offers t

Question 11

Those who argue on behalf of "rational suicide" often maintain that it differs from other acts of suicide because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) others may have the right to assist the suicidal person 
B) it is lucid and appropriate 
C) the person has the right to end his or her life 
D) it is not illegal 
E) All of these 
A) others may have the right to assist the suicidal person 
B) it is lucid and appropriate 
C) the person has the right to end his or her life 
D) it is not illegal 
E) All of these

Question 12

An attempt to explain suicidal behavior as arising from inherited factors is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a psychological explanation 
B) a biological explanation 
C) a sociological explanation 
D) a Freudian explanation 
E) None of these 
A) a psychological explanation 
B) a biological explanation 
C) a sociological explanation 
D) a Freudian explanation 
E) None of these

Question 13

During the decade of the 1990s, suicide had been the eighth or ninth leading cause of death in the United States; in 2015 suicide:

Accepted Answer

A) Remained the eighth leading cause of death 
B) Became the tenth leading cause of death 
C) Declined to only the seventh leading cause of death 
D) Rose to the 11th leading cause of death 
E) Advanced to the 12th leading cause of death 
A) Remained the eighth leading cause of death 
B) Became the tenth leading cause of death 
C) Declined to only the seventh leading cause of death 
D) Rose to the 11th leading cause of death 
E) Advanced to the 12th leading cause of death

Question 14

Which of the following practical measures is not recommended for helping suicidal persons?

Accepted Answer

A) Listen to what these persons are saying. 
B) Tell these persons that the crisis they think they are having is not really of much importance. 
C) Stay with such persons until the crisis passes. 
D) Point out alternative solutions to perceived problems. 
E) Get them to talk about their actual plans. 
A) Listen to what these persons are saying. 
B) Tell these persons that the crisis they think they are having is not really of much importance. 
C) Stay with such persons until the crisis passes. 
D) Point out alternative solutions to perceived problems. 
E) Get them to talk about their actual plans.

Question 15

Survivors of suicides must cope with tasks related to __________.

Accepted Answer

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 
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 16

The completed suicides of Ernest Hemingway and Sylvia Plath differed most notably in __________.

Accepted Answer

A) courage versus cowardice 
B) the ultimate outcome of the means each of them chose 
C) their gender 
D) deliberateness or intentionality 
E) their nationality 
A) courage versus cowardice 
B) the ultimate outcome of the means each of them chose 
C) their gender 
D) deliberateness or intentionality 
E) their nationality

Question 17

According to Shneidman's ten commonalities of suicide, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The common goal of suicide is unbearable psychological pain. 
B) The common cognitive state is hopelessness-helplessness. 
C) The common pattern in suicide is communication of intention. 
D) The common purpose is ambivalence. 
E) The common action is escape. 
A) The common goal of suicide is unbearable psychological pain. 
B) The common cognitive state is hopelessness-helplessness. 
C) The common pattern in suicide is communication of intention. 
D) The common purpose is ambivalence. 
E) The common action is escape.

Question 18

The lowest rates of completed suicides in the United States in 2015 were found among:

Accepted Answer

A) 15- to 24-year-olds 
B) Those who are 85 years and older 
C) Caucasian Americans 
D) Males taken as a group 
E) Females taken as a group 
A) 15- to 24-year-olds 
B) Those who are 85 years and older 
C) Caucasian Americans 
D) Males taken as a group 
E) Females taken as a group

Question 19

Discuss two lessons to be learned from the suicidal behavior of Sylvia Plath.

Accepted Answer

The suicidal behavior of Sylvia Plath of

Question 20

Researchers in the 1970s reported that a completed suicide by a family member often intensified survivors' experiences of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) inimicality, perturbation, and constriction 
B) helplessness, hopelessness, and haplessness 
C) integration and regulation 
D) anger, sadness, and guilt 
E) autonomy, ambivalence, and altruism 
A) inimicality, perturbation, and constriction 
B) helplessness, hopelessness, and haplessness 
C) integration and regulation 
D) anger, sadness, and guilt 
E) autonomy, ambivalence, and altruism

"Cluster" or "copycat" suicides are most often found in:

The highest suicide rates in the United States in 2015 were found among:

Which of the following is not a "myth" about suicide?

Suicide is most simply defined as __________.

Claims on behalf of the legitimacy of rational suicide are generally founded on __________.

According to Freud, suicide is best explained __________.

Sigmund Freud provided a psychological explanation in which suicide is seen as

Theorists say suicidal behavior is complex because it involves three central elements. These are:

Discuss two lessons to be learned from the suicide of Ernest Hemingway.

Those who argue on behalf of "rational suicide" often maintain that it differs from other acts of suicide because __________.

An attempt to explain suicidal behavior as arising from inherited factors is __________.

During the decade of the 1990s, suicide had been the eighth or ninth leading cause of death in the United States; in 2015 suicide:

Which of the following practical measures is not recommended for helping suicidal persons?

Survivors of suicides must cope with tasks related to __________.

The completed suicides of Ernest Hemingway and Sylvia Plath differed most notably in __________.

According to Shneidman's ten commonalities of suicide, which of the following is true?

The lowest rates of completed suicides in the United States in 2015 were found among:

Discuss two lessons to be learned from the suicidal behavior of Sylvia Plath.

Researchers in the 1970s reported that a completed suicide by a family member often intensified survivors' experiences of __________.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

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Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

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Exam 17: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

"Cluster" or "copycat" suicides are most often found in:

The highest suicide rates in the United States in 2015 were found among:

Which of the following is not a "myth" about suicide?

Suicide is most simply defined as __________.

Claims on behalf of the legitimacy of rational suicide are generally founded on __________.

According to Freud, suicide is best explained __________.

Sigmund Freud provided a psychological explanation in which suicide is seen as

Theorists say suicidal behavior is complex because it involves three central elements. These are:

Discuss two lessons to be learned from the suicide of Ernest Hemingway.

Those who argue on behalf of "rational suicide" often maintain that it differs from other acts of suicide because __________.

An attempt to explain suicidal behavior as arising from inherited factors is __________.

During the decade of the 1990s, suicide had been the eighth or ninth leading cause of death in the United States; in 2015 suicide:

Which of the following practical measures is not recommended for helping suicidal persons?

Survivors of suicides must cope with tasks related to __________.

The completed suicides of Ernest Hemingway and Sylvia Plath differed most notably in __________.

According to Shneidman's ten commonalities of suicide, which of the following is true?

The lowest rates of completed suicides in the United States in 2015 were found among:

Discuss two lessons to be learned from the suicidal behavior of Sylvia Plath.

Researchers in the 1970s reported that a completed suicide by a family member often intensified survivors' experiences of __________.

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

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