Discuss some of the risk factors that elevate a person’s chances of committing suicide. How do the risk factors vary from age to age?
The most common risk factor for suicide is psychopathology. People suffering from mood disorders, addiction of abusive substances, personality disorder are more prone to suicide. It is more prevalent in adolescents than adults.
Social stress and cultural influence is another risk factor for suicide. An unsuccessful social relationship, financial stress, failures of life, and living environment of the person influences the tendency for suicide. This risk factor is more prevalent in adults around 40 years of age.
A chronic medical condition like mental illness is also a risk factor for suicide. Schizophrenia affects the thinking ability of the person and alters thoughts and feelings of the patient. This risk factor affects person above 60 years of age.
Physical and sexual abuse in early age leads to disturbed personality of the person. It affects the person mentally and physically and promotes suicidal thoughts. Adolescents are more affected by this risk factor.
Discuss some of the risk factors that elevate a person’s chances of committing suicide. How do...
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Describe factors that trigger suicide. Select a psychological perspective and describe how that perspective explains suicide. Discuss the difference in how suicide is viewed by society based upon a person’s age. Discuss treatment, including treatment after an attempted suicide and prevention programs.
“The elderly are not risk of committing suicide”. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.
Select a group at high-risk of suicide and discuss what risk factors contribute to their increased risk. Also identify two (2) prevention strategies to reduce violence in this subpopulation. Discuss one approach to preventing self-directed violence in your current work setting. 4.1 Describe the different prevalence of violence by age group, gender, and geographic region (I.e., where in the world does most youth violence occur?) Describe why you think violence disproportionately affects these groups/regions and what are implications are there...
A myth about adolescent suicide, including suicidal ideation and actual suicide attempts, is that it is “a cry for help.” Statistics show that suicide is the second leading cause of death in the age group 12-19 years following unintentional injuries (accidents), and four out of five adolescents committing suicide gave clear intentions. The fact that we will never know the true reason why an adolescent commits suicide there are multiple risk factors. Based on evidence-based literature, identify three risk factors...
A myth about adolescent suicide, including suicidal ideation and actual suicide attempts, is that it is “a cry for help.” Statistics show that suicide is the second leading cause of death in the age group 12-19 years following unintentional injuries (accidents), and four out of five adolescents committing suicide gave clear intentions. The fact that we will never know the true reason why an adolescent commits suicide there are multiple risk factors. Based on evidence-based literature, identify three risk factors...
A myth about adolescent suicide, including suicidal ideation and actual suicide attempts, is that it is “a cry for help.” Statistics show that suicide is the second leading cause of death in the age group 12-19 years following unintentional injuries (accidents), and four out of five adolescents committing suicide gave clear intentions. The fact that we will never know the true reason why an adolescent commits suicide there are multiple risk factors. Based on evidence-based literature, identify three risk factors...
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