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What is a suicide risk factor? - correct answer §Characteristics of a person or their environment that increase the likelihood that they will die by suicide
-health, environmental, historical
What is a protective factor? - correct answer ...
What is a suicide risk factor? - correct answer §Characteristics of a person or their
environment that increase the likelihood that they will die by suicide
-health, environmental, historical
What is a protective factor? - correct answer .§Characteristics that reduce the
likelihood of attempting or dying by suicide
-coping skills, loved ones, purpose and meaning, cultural beliefs
Suicide is made up of? - correct answer Interconnected factors; not one single cause
How do we know suicide is a multifactor concept? - correct answer Psychological
autopsies
Suicide notes
Interviews with persons who attempted suicide
Postmortem studies
What are biological factors of suicide? - correct answer Genetics (predisposition)
Chemical processes (neurons)
Brain structure (trauma to the brain)
What is personality and how is it formed? - correct answer Personality is a set of
traits
Developed from:
learned experiences (caregivers' interaction)
Genetically influenced traits (temperament)
,What is temperament and how does it form? How does temperament affect suicide? - correct answer
Temperament is how people interact
We are born with it and it develops over time
Helps to determine how you react in situations
Different kinds of temperament
Temperament can increase suicidal behavior
What are two kinds of temperament? - correct answer ***Depressive/Withdrawn
temperament
-Hopeless
-Isolation
***Impulsive/Aggressive temperament
-Difficulty controlling emptions
-Risky behaviors
-Make quick decisions
How is temperament connected to biological perspective? - correct answer
Temperament is associated with genes that control the production of neurotransmitters
--Chemical messengers in the brain and nervous system
--Connect to substances that control mood regulation (serotonin)
How is genetic makeup connected to suicide? - correct answer Children with
biological parents who die by suicide are at an increased risk for suicide or suicide behavior
Even in adopted children's cases
Research with twins also reports a genetic link
, Genetically identical twin attempted suicide, his/her co-twin has a 17.5-fold increased risk of having
made an attempt as well
Research is not sure of what genes contribute to suicide
Many researchers think its not a gene or set of gene but rather it is
What is being transmitted is the likelihood of developing a specific mental illness (depression) or a
specific temperament (depressive mood)
What is the fight or flight response and how does it influence suicide? - correct answer
a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to
survival
Body's stress response systems can also influence suicide or suicidal behaviors (fight or flight)
What is another term for fight or flight? - correct answer hypothalamic-pituitary-
adrenal (HPA)
What does the HPA do? - correct answer helps the body handle stress
The stress can be
Actual
Anticipated
Give the responses to be able to handle stress
Energy
Eyesight
Alertness
Increasing oxygen flow to the muscles
Helps to manage stress over time
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