Question 1

There is essentially no difference country by country in the number of people per capita that commit suicide.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In assessing for suicidal risk,a history of previous attempts is high on the list of factors to consider.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Clients who threaten suicide may well do it.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An analysis of the Seung-Hoi Cho suicide/homicide videotape indicates that,immediately prior to his suicide:​

Accepted Answer

A) he was experiencing helplessness,hopelessness,and abandonment 
B) ​he was experiencing unendurable psychological pain and frustrated psychological needs. 
C) ​he demonstrated constricted thinking in that he was apparently unable to engage in alternative thought patterns or optional behaviors and lived in logic tight compartments. 
D) All of the answers were indicated in Seung's suicide/homicide videotape. 
A) he was experiencing helplessness,hopelessness,and abandonment 
B) ​he was experiencing unendurable psychological pain and frustrated psychological needs. 
C) ​he demonstrated constricted thinking in that he was apparently unable to engage in alternative thought patterns or optional behaviors and lived in logic tight compartments. 
D) All of the answers were indicated in Seung's suicide/homicide videotape.

Question 5

There is basically little difference in how one goes about assessing a client for suicidal or homicidal ideation.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Suicidal clients may emit behavioral clues which range from purchasing a grave marker for themselves to slashing their wrists as a "practice run."​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which one of the following indicators should not be considered high-risk in terms of suicide potential?​

Accepted Answer

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.​ 
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.​

Question 8

Seung-Hui Cho's egoistic murder/suicidal rampage at Virginia Tech is characteristically marked with unendurable psyche ache.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Crisis management of suicidal behavior is essentially no different than crisis intervention.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In working with suicidal clients,even when they admit their lethal thoughts,confidentiality and privileged information make it legally,ethically,and morally difficult for the crisis interventionist to break confidence.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

On a worldwide basis,about a million people kill themselves each year.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The suicide rate among children and adolescents has been essentially stable since 1950.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The suicidal/homicidal person who engages in an expressive act of harming self or others is:​

Accepted Answer

A) engaging in an act designed to reduce psychological pain. 
B) ​expressing a specific behavioral tendency towards euthanasia. 
C) demonstrating one or more of the common myths about client lethality.​ 
D) manifesting acts that are characteristic of Shneidman's cognitive characteristics.​ 
A) engaging in an act designed to reduce psychological pain. 
B) ​expressing a specific behavioral tendency towards euthanasia. 
C) demonstrating one or more of the common myths about client lethality.​ 
D) manifesting acts that are characteristic of Shneidman's cognitive characteristics.​

Question 14

Durkheim called a suicide type in which the person felt estranged and alienated from society a ________ suicide.​

Accepted Answer

A) egoistic 
B) mental deficiency​ 
C) ​kari-kari 
D) chaos 
A) egoistic 
B) mental deficiency​ 
C) ​kari-kari 
D) chaos

Question 15

Discussing suicide with a client will usually cause the person to move toward doing it.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Assisted suicide and euthanasia are invariably synonymous terms.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​The impact of having failed to save a person who was a client,or the victim of the client,can be overwhelming and can cause the crisis worker to experience what is called:

Accepted Answer

A) vicarious traumatization. 
B) ​PTSD. 
C) ​traumatic reminiscence episodes. 
D) countertransference. 
A) vicarious traumatization. 
B) ​PTSD. 
C) ​traumatic reminiscence episodes. 
D) countertransference.

Question 18

The type of suicide by which a person chooses death in the face of a serious,incurable illness is:​

Accepted Answer

A) dying with dignity. 
B) anomic.​ 
C) egoistic.​ 
D) hari-kari.​ 
A) dying with dignity. 
B) anomic.​ 
C) egoistic.​ 
D) hari-kari.​

Question 19

One of the most effective means of worldwide suicide prevention appears to be:

Accepted Answer

A) getting crisis workers to use the Triage Assessment Form regularly and correctly. 
B) analyzing the suicide/homicide notes left behind.​ 
C) tempering the sensationalism of press reports on it.​ 
D) educating the general public,mental health professionals,and other agency and institutional personnel regarding the characteristic thinking and behaving of suicidal/homicidal persons. 
A) getting crisis workers to use the Triage Assessment Form regularly and correctly. 
B) analyzing the suicide/homicide notes left behind.​ 
C) tempering the sensationalism of press reports on it.​ 
D) educating the general public,mental health professionals,and other agency and institutional personnel regarding the characteristic thinking and behaving of suicidal/homicidal persons.

Question 20

Many times the suicidal person is also homicidal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

There is essentially no difference country by country in the number of people per capita that commit suicide.

In assessing for suicidal risk,a history of previous attempts is high on the list of factors to consider.

Clients who threaten suicide may well do it.

An analysis of the Seung-Hoi Cho suicide/homicide videotape indicates that,immediately prior to his suicide:

There is basically little difference in how one goes about assessing a client for suicidal or homicidal ideation.

Suicidal clients may emit behavioral clues which range from purchasing a grave marker for themselves to slashing their wrists as a "practice run."

Which one of the following indicators should not be considered high-risk in terms of suicide potential?

Seung-Hui Cho's egoistic murder/suicidal rampage at Virginia Tech is characteristically marked with unendurable psyche ache.

Crisis management of suicidal behavior is essentially no different than crisis intervention.

In working with suicidal clients,even when they admit their lethal thoughts,confidentiality and privileged information make it legally,ethically,and morally difficult for the crisis interventionist to break confidence.

On a worldwide basis,about a million people kill themselves each year.

The suicide rate among children and adolescents has been essentially stable since 1950.

The suicidal/homicidal person who engages in an expressive act of harming self or others is:

Durkheim called a suicide type in which the person felt estranged and alienated from society a ________ suicide.

Discussing suicide with a client will usually cause the person to move toward doing it.

Assisted suicide and euthanasia are invariably synonymous terms.

The impact of having failed to save a person who was a client,or the victim of the client,can be overwhelming and can cause the crisis worker to experience what is called:

The type of suicide by which a person chooses death in the face of a serious,incurable illness is:

One of the most effective means of worldwide suicide prevention appears to be:

Many times the suicidal person is also homicidal.

Approaching Crisis Intervention

Culturally Effective Helping

The Intervention and Assessment Models

Tools of the Trade

Crisis Case Handling

Telephone and Online Crisis Counseling

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Sexual Assault

Partner Violence

Family Crisis Intervention

Personal Loss

Crisis in Schools

Violent Behavior in Institutions

Legal and Ethical Issues

Burnout, vicarious Traumatization, and Compassion Fatigue

Disaster Response

Chemical Dependency

Crisishostage Negotiation

Filters

Exam 8: Crisis of Lethality

There is essentially no difference country by country in the number of people per capita that commit suicide.​

In assessing for suicidal risk,a history of previous attempts is high on the list of factors to consider.​

Clients who threaten suicide may well do it.​

An analysis of the Seung-Hoi Cho suicide/homicide videotape indicates that,immediately prior to his suicide:​

There is basically little difference in how one goes about assessing a client for suicidal or homicidal ideation.​

Suicidal clients may emit behavioral clues which range from purchasing a grave marker for themselves to slashing their wrists as a "practice run."​

Which one of the following indicators should not be considered high-risk in terms of suicide potential?​

Seung-Hui Cho's egoistic murder/suicidal rampage at Virginia Tech is characteristically marked with unendurable psyche ache.​

Crisis management of suicidal behavior is essentially no different than crisis intervention.​

In working with suicidal clients,even when they admit their lethal thoughts,confidentiality and privileged information make it legally,ethically,and morally difficult for the crisis interventionist to break confidence.​

On a worldwide basis,about a million people kill themselves each year.​

The suicide rate among children and adolescents has been essentially stable since 1950.​

The suicidal/homicidal person who engages in an expressive act of harming self or others is:​

Durkheim called a suicide type in which the person felt estranged and alienated from society a ________ suicide.​

Discussing suicide with a client will usually cause the person to move toward doing it.​

Assisted suicide and euthanasia are invariably synonymous terms.​

​The impact of having failed to save a person who was a client,or the victim of the client,can be overwhelming and can cause the crisis worker to experience what is called:

The type of suicide by which a person chooses death in the face of a serious,incurable illness is:​

One of the most effective means of worldwide suicide prevention appears to be:

Many times the suicidal person is also homicidal.

Approaching Crisis Intervention

Culturally Effective Helping

The Intervention and Assessment Models

Tools of the Trade

Crisis Case Handling

Telephone and Online Crisis Counseling

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Sexual Assault

Partner Violence

Family Crisis Intervention

Personal Loss

Crisis in Schools

Violent Behavior in Institutions

Legal and Ethical Issues

Burnout, vicarious Traumatization, and Compassion Fatigue

Disaster Response

Chemical Dependency

Crisishostage Negotiation

Filters

There is essentially no difference country by country in the number of people per capita that commit suicide.

In assessing for suicidal risk,a history of previous attempts is high on the list of factors to consider.

Clients who threaten suicide may well do it.

An analysis of the Seung-Hoi Cho suicide/homicide videotape indicates that,immediately prior to his suicide:

There is basically little difference in how one goes about assessing a client for suicidal or homicidal ideation.

Suicidal clients may emit behavioral clues which range from purchasing a grave marker for themselves to slashing their wrists as a "practice run."

Which one of the following indicators should not be considered high-risk in terms of suicide potential?

Seung-Hui Cho's egoistic murder/suicidal rampage at Virginia Tech is characteristically marked with unendurable psyche ache.

Crisis management of suicidal behavior is essentially no different than crisis intervention.

In working with suicidal clients,even when they admit their lethal thoughts,confidentiality and privileged information make it legally,ethically,and morally difficult for the crisis interventionist to break confidence.

On a worldwide basis,about a million people kill themselves each year.

The suicide rate among children and adolescents has been essentially stable since 1950.

The suicidal/homicidal person who engages in an expressive act of harming self or others is:

Durkheim called a suicide type in which the person felt estranged and alienated from society a ________ suicide.

Discussing suicide with a client will usually cause the person to move toward doing it.

Assisted suicide and euthanasia are invariably synonymous terms.

The impact of having failed to save a person who was a client,or the victim of the client,can be overwhelming and can cause the crisis worker to experience what is called:

The type of suicide by which a person chooses death in the face of a serious,incurable illness is: