Question 1

Which statement about the relationship between religion and suicide is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   A country's economic status is a more important predictor of suicide rates than its major religion.
B)   The degree of one's devoutness is a more important predictor of suicide than one's specific religion.
C)   Countries that have high Jewish and Muslim populations also have high suicide rates.
D)   Religion is a more important predictor of suicide risk for women than it is for men, especially in Catholic countries.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Which is true regarding war veterans' risk of suicide once they return home?

Accepted Answer

A)   War vets are about twice as likely to commit suicide as are similar nonveterans.
B)   War vets are no more likely to commit suicide than are similar nonveterans.
C)   War vets are a little less likely to commit suicide than are similar nonveterans.
D)   Family members of war vets, not the vets themselves, are at a higher suicide risk.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

How do death darers primarily differ from those in Shneidman's other categories?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are ambivalent about their deaths.
B)   They intend to end their lives with their actions.
C)   They believe that death will not end their existence.
D)   They believe they are merely speeding up an ongoing process.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Carlos died by intentionally stepping in front of a bullet that was intended for another young man, for whom Carlos, as head of a platoon of soldiers in the Persian Gulf War, was responsible. Emile Durkheim would call this an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   anomic suicide.
B)   egoistic suicide.
C)   imitative suicide.
D)   altruistic suicide.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

A clinically depressed individual who has been threatening suicide finally shows diminishing of depressive symptoms. This person's risk of committing suicide:

Accepted Answer

A)   has increased dramatically; almost no one who is depressed commits suicide until she or he is recovering.
B)   may have increased, because the person may have the energy to act on the suicidal impulse.
C)   probably has decreased, although a slight risk remains.
D)   has decreased substantially; almost no one who is depressed commits suicide once recovery from depression is under way.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Which age group is MOST likely to commit suicide because of such problems as illness, hopelessness, disability, and loneliness as the reason for suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)   people under the age of 40
B)   people between the ages of 40 and 49
C)   people between the age of 50 and 59
D)   people over the age of 60E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Durkheim predicted that societies with greater opportunities for change in individual wealth or status would have higher suicide rates as a result of increased:

Accepted Answer

A)   egoism.
B)   anomie.
C)   altruism.
D)   substance abuse.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

"What works best to keep suicidal people from following through?" asks a friend. Which would be the correct answer to this question?

Accepted Answer

A)   "There are very good drugs one could use."
B)   "All therapies are about equally effective."
C)   "Try cognitive-behavioral therapy."
D)   "Actually, no therapy works very well."E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which has NOT been linked to increased suicide risk among teenagers?

Accepted Answer

A)   intense competition for jobs and positions in college
B)   weakening family ties, and resulting alienation
C)   access to pro-suicide sites on the Internet
D)   easy access to drugs and alcohol, and pressure to use those substancesE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

One of the factors that is believed to account for differences in the suicide rates of different countries is:

Accepted Answer

A)   climate.
B)   religious affiliation and beliefs.
C)   prevalence of mental disorders.
D)   governmental regulations regarding suicide.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

In some religious traditions, people whip themselves or force themselves into uncomfortable physical positions as forms of repenting for their own or others' sins. These self-injurious behaviors MOST closely fit which of Edwin Shneidman's categories?

Accepted Answer

A)   death darer
B)   subintentional death
C)   death initiator
D)   death ignorerE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

A seriously ill person whose consistent mismanagement of medication led to his or her death would probably be considered a victim of:

Accepted Answer

A)   chronic suicide.
B)   parasuicide.
C)   suicide.
D)   subintentional death.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

At a suicide prevention center, you hear a counselor say, "Have you ever tried to commit suicide in the past? [If yes] How did you try to do it?" Which one of the goals and techniques of suicide prevention do these questions BEST represent?

Accepted Answer

A)   formulating a plan
B)   assessing suicide potential
C)   establishing a positive relationship
D)   assessing and mobilizing the caller's resourcesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Treatment for suicide attempters:

Accepted Answer

A)   appears not to be effective.
B)   typically involves medical and psychological care.
C)   is provided in about 90 percent of the cases.
D)   shows that the cognitive group method is most successful.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Over the past couple of decades, the correlation between number of antidepressant prescriptions and younger patient suicide rates has been:

Accepted Answer

A)   nonexistent.
B)   positive; as the number of antidepressant prescriptions increases, so does the younger patient suicide rate.
C)   negative; as the number of antidepressant prescriptions increases, the younger patient suicide rate decreases.
D)   first negative (in the 1990s) , then positive (in the twenty-first century) .E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

A pilot who sacrifices his life in a fighter-plane skirmish would be categorized as an example of _____ suicide.

Accepted Answer

A)   subintentional
B)   egoistic
C)   altruistic
D)   anomicE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

_____ levels seem to have a role in suicide separate from depression.

Accepted Answer

A)   High dopamine
B)   High serotonin
C)   Low norepinephrine
D)   Low serotoninE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

For teenagers, the highest suicide rates are found among:

Accepted Answer

A)   white Americans and American Indians.
B)   American Indians and African Americans.
C)   African Americans and Hispanic Americans.
D)   white Americans and Hispanic Americans.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Should drug companies put a warning about suicide risk on packaging for antidepressant drugs? Those who try to answer this highly debatable question are dealing with what is called a(n) _____.

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Question 20

Which group correctly lists and ranks the leading causes of death among teenagers?

Accepted Answer

A)   drug overdose, cancer, suicide
B)   accidents, homicide, suicide
C)   suicide, drug overdoses, accidents
D)   homicide, suicide, cancerE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 9: Suicide

Carlos died by intentionally stepping in front of a bullet that was intended for another young man, for whom Carlos, as head of a platoon of soldiers in the Persian Gulf War, was responsible. Emile Durkheim would call this an example of:

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"What works best to keep suicidal people from following through?" asks a friend. Which would be the correct answer to this question?

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_____ levels seem to have a role in suicide separate from depression.

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Should drug companies put a warning about suicide risk on packaging for antidepressant drugs? Those who try to answer this highly debatable question are dealing with what is called a(n) _____.

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Treatment for suicide attempters:

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Which age group is MOST likely to commit suicide because of such problems as illness, hopelessness, disability, and loneliness as the reason for suicide?

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A clinically depressed individual who has been threatening suicide finally shows diminishing of depressive symptoms. This person's risk of committing suicide:

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In some religious traditions, people whip themselves or force themselves into uncomfortable physical positions as forms of repenting for their own or others' sins. These self-injurious behaviors MOST closely fit which of Edwin Shneidman's categories?

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A seriously ill person whose consistent mismanagement of medication led to his or her death would probably be considered a victim of:

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For teenagers, the highest suicide rates are found among:

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Which statement about the relationship between religion and suicide is accurate?

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Over the past couple of decades, the correlation between number of antidepressant prescriptions and younger patient suicide rates has been:

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Durkheim predicted that societies with greater opportunities for change in individual wealth or status would have higher suicide rates as a result of increased:

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One of the factors that is believed to account for differences in the suicide rates of different countries is:

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How do death darers primarily differ from those in Shneidman's other categories?

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At a suicide prevention center, you hear a counselor say, "Have you ever tried to commit suicide in the past? [If yes] How did you try to do it?" Which one of the goals and techniques of suicide prevention do these questions BEST represent?

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Which has NOT been linked to increased suicide risk among teenagers?

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Which group correctly lists and ranks the leading causes of death among teenagers?

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A pilot who sacrifices his life in a fighter-plane skirmish would be categorized as an example of _____ suicide.

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