Question 1

In general, suicide prevention centers:

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide a valuable service to society 
B)  Hard to determine if they work because callers cannot be identified 
C)  Some research concludes that effects of centers are minimal 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Provide a valuable service to society 
B)  Hard to determine if they work because callers cannot be identified 
C)  Some research concludes that effects of centers are minimal 
D)  All of the above D

Question 2

Which of the following is TRUE of suicide Notes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Difficult to distinguish real notes from fake notes 
B)  1 in 16 suicides leaves a note 
C)  Schniedman believes that if one commits suicide they cannot leave a meaningful note 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Difficult to distinguish real notes from fake notes 
B)  1 in 16 suicides leaves a note 
C)  Schniedman believes that if one commits suicide they cannot leave a meaningful note 
D)  All of the above D

Question 3

Compared to younger people, the suicide notes of older people reflect a lesser likelihood to display:

Accepted Answer

A)  redirected aggression 
B)  unconscious implications 
C)  confusion 
D)  all of the above 
A)  redirected aggression 
B)  unconscious implications 
C)  confusion 
D)  all of the above D

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men successfully commit suicide more than women only in the U.S. and Canada. 
B)  In developed countries, suicide rates increase with age. 
C)  Minorities kill themselves in the US at a much higher rate than whites. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Men successfully commit suicide more than women only in the U.S. and Canada. 
B)  In developed countries, suicide rates increase with age. 
C)  Minorities kill themselves in the US at a much higher rate than whites. 
D)  None of the above

Question 5

Which of the following philosophers condemned suicide as contrary to reason and therefore an offense?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kant 
B)  Hume 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Rousseau 
A)  Kant 
B)  Hume 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Rousseau

Question 6

Cornelius always wanted to build a successful business and become a millionaire. Just before he turns 40, he "goes public" and his business is publicly traded on the stock market. This move makes him a millionaire. After he celebrates, he no longer knows what to do with his life. He feels "lost" and his life no longer has any meaning. He then takes his own life. What type of suicide did Cornelius commit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egoistic 
B)  Altruistic 
C)  Anomic 
D)  Fatalistic 
A)  Egoistic 
B)  Altruistic 
C)  Anomic 
D)  Fatalistic

Question 7

Suicide prevention centers that attempt to offer counseling and other assistance were pioneered at what point in history?

Accepted Answer

A)  The beginning of industrialization 
B)  After WWII 
C)  During the troubled 1960s 
D)  During the 1980s 
A)  The beginning of industrialization 
B)  After WWII 
C)  During the troubled 1960s 
D)  During the 1980s

Question 8

Studies have found that as of 2013 military suicides rates have ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased by three times the suicide rates of the general population 
B)  increased by twice the suicide rates of the general population 
C)  decreased due to more aggressive treatment and prevention efforts 
D)  decreased by twice the suicide rates of the general population 
A)  increased by three times the suicide rates of the general population 
B)  increased by twice the suicide rates of the general population 
C)  decreased due to more aggressive treatment and prevention efforts 
D)  decreased by twice the suicide rates of the general population

Question 9

Suicidal actions seldom represent irrational behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe the suicide process by providing a hypothetical situation involving someone named "Jill."

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

From 1950 to 1982, adolescent homicide rates increased faster than adolescent suicide rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to the United Nations, virgin or honor suicides are most likely to occur in:

Accepted Answer

A)  southeast Asia 
B)  India 
C)  the Middle East 
D)  Eastern Europe 
A)  southeast Asia 
B)  India 
C)  the Middle East 
D)  Eastern Europe

Question 13

The Michigan doctor that has been part of the debate on physician-assisted suicide due to his insistence on helping those with terminal illnesses that wish to commit suicide is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bill Frist 
B)  Joseph Mengele 
C)  Jack Kevorkian 
D)  Stan Kenton 
A)  Bill Frist 
B)  Joseph Mengele 
C)  Jack Kevorkian 
D)  Stan Kenton

Question 14

Most suicide attempts occur in settings that discourage intervention by others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

______ developed a theory of suicide and classified four types of suicide (egoistic, altruistic, anomic, and fatalistic).

Accepted Answer

A)  Durkheim 
B)  Weber 
C)  Marx 
D)  Simmel 
A)  Durkheim 
B)  Weber 
C)  Marx 
D)  Simmel

Question 16

Is suicide universally condemned? If so, why? If not, provide examples of the lack of universal consensus in different places and over time.

Accepted Answer

Suicide is not universally condemned, as

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the principal components of a predictable suicide syndrome, according to Ringel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constricting or narrowing alternatives 
B)  A certain aggressive response directed toward oneself 
C)  Acceptance of one's lot in life and blaming of others for one's situation 
D)  Indulgence in suicidal fantasies that construct and mentally play out suicidal acts 
A)  Constricting or narrowing alternatives 
B)  A certain aggressive response directed toward oneself 
C)  Acceptance of one's lot in life and blaming of others for one's situation 
D)  Indulgence in suicidal fantasies that construct and mentally play out suicidal acts

Question 18

In Denmark, divorce trends predicted both adult and youth suicide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Durkheim believed that suicide rates were best explained by:

Accepted Answer

A)  social integration 
B)  status frustration 
C)  status integration 
D)  community migration 
A)  social integration 
B)  status frustration 
C)  status integration 
D)  community migration

Question 20

Which of the following strongly condemns suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buddhist societies 
B)  Ancient China 
C)  Japan 
D)  Islamic countries 
A)  Buddhist societies 
B)  Ancient China 
C)  Japan 
D)  Islamic countries

In general, suicide prevention centers:

Which of the following is TRUE of suicide Notes:

Compared to younger people, the suicide notes of older people reflect a lesser likelihood to display:

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following philosophers condemned suicide as contrary to reason and therefore an offense?

Suicide prevention centers that attempt to offer counseling and other assistance were pioneered at what point in history?

Studies have found that as of 2013 military suicides rates have ________________.

Suicidal actions seldom represent irrational behavior.

Describe the suicide process by providing a hypothetical situation involving someone named "Jill."

From 1950 to 1982, adolescent homicide rates increased faster than adolescent suicide rates.

According to the United Nations, virgin or honor suicides are most likely to occur in:

The Michigan doctor that has been part of the debate on physician-assisted suicide due to his insistence on helping those with terminal illnesses that wish to commit suicide is:

Most suicide attempts occur in settings that discourage intervention by others.

______ developed a theory of suicide and classified four types of suicide (egoistic, altruistic, anomic, and fatalistic).

Is suicide universally condemned? If so, why? If not, provide examples of the lack of universal consensus in different places and over time.

Which of the following is NOT one of the principal components of a predictable suicide syndrome, according to Ringel?

In Denmark, divorce trends predicted both adult and youth suicide.

Durkheim believed that suicide rates were best explained by:

Which of the following strongly condemns suicide?

The Nature and Meaning of Deviance

Deviant Events and Social Control

Becoming Deviant

Major Theories of Deviance

Crimes of Interpersonal Violence

Nonviolent Crime

White-Collar and Corporate Crime

Drug Use and Addiction

Drunkenness and Alcoholism

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia

Physical Disabilities

Mental Disorders

Recent Forms of Deviance

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Exam 10: Suicide

In general, suicide prevention centers:

Which of the following is TRUE of suicide Notes:

Compared to younger people, the suicide notes of older people reflect a lesser likelihood to display:

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following philosophers condemned suicide as contrary to reason and therefore an offense?

Suicide prevention centers that attempt to offer counseling and other assistance were pioneered at what point in history?

Studies have found that as of 2013 military suicides rates have ________________.

Suicidal actions seldom represent irrational behavior.

Describe the suicide process by providing a hypothetical situation involving someone named "Jill."

From 1950 to 1982, adolescent homicide rates increased faster than adolescent suicide rates.

According to the United Nations, virgin or honor suicides are most likely to occur in:

The Michigan doctor that has been part of the debate on physician-assisted suicide due to his insistence on helping those with terminal illnesses that wish to commit suicide is:

Most suicide attempts occur in settings that discourage intervention by others.

______ developed a theory of suicide and classified four types of suicide (egoistic, altruistic, anomic, and fatalistic).

Is suicide universally condemned? If so, why? If not, provide examples of the lack of universal consensus in different places and over time.

Which of the following is NOT one of the principal components of a predictable suicide syndrome, according to Ringel?

In Denmark, divorce trends predicted both adult and youth suicide.

Durkheim believed that suicide rates were best explained by:

Which of the following strongly condemns suicide?

The Nature and Meaning of Deviance

Deviant Events and Social Control

Becoming Deviant

Major Theories of Deviance

Crimes of Interpersonal Violence

Nonviolent Crime

White-Collar and Corporate Crime

Drug Use and Addiction

Drunkenness and Alcoholism

Heterosexual Deviance

Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia

Physical Disabilities

Mental Disorders

Recent Forms of Deviance

Filters