Deck 10: Youth Suicide

Question 1

A person who talks about committing suicide never actually does it.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following is not a predictor of risky suicide behavior?

A)Anger
B)Enhanced self-image
C)Impulsivity
D)Loneliness

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Firearms account for close to of all completed suicides by young people.

A)100%
B)50%
C)10%.
D)5%

Answer 3

B

Question 4

All suicidal people are either mentally ill or depressed.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a high risk factor for suicide?

A)Recent loss of an important life goal
B)Personal history of alcohol abuse
C)Divorce
D)Bullying

Question 6

What is possibly the most effective way to identify suicide risk?

A)Economic status
B)Interviews
C)Anger control issues
D)Low self-esteem

Question 7

Dichotomous thinking refers to:

A)a rigid style of perceiving and reacting
B)overestimating the magnitude and insolubility of problems
C)only to seeing two solutions to a problem
D)the inability to see options for solving problems

Question 8

Which ethnic group has the highest suicide rate among teens?

A)Native Americans
B)African-Americans
C)Latino-Americans
D)All are equal in suicide rates

Question 9

Who is more likely to report attempting suicide?

A)Boys
B)Girls
C)Boys and girls equally
D)Peers of both sexes

Question 10

Self-image, anger, loneliness, impulsivity, thinking patterns, depression, and hopelessness are considered:

A)interpersonal and psychosocial characteristics.
B)bipolar disorder.
C)fluctuations in behavior.
D)interpersonal and psychological characteristics.

Question 11

The inability to see options for solving problems, thinking, "this will never end" is referred to as:

A)cognitive distortion.
B)cognitive rigidity.
C)cognitive constriction.
D)dichotomous thinking.

Question 12

Suicide is the leading cause of death among adolescents in the U.S.

A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fourth

Question 13

Schoolwide screening strategies have demonstrated encouraging results in preventing suicidal behavior.

Question 14

How many times are LGBTQ teens more likely to commit suicide than heterosexual peers?

A)2 to 3 times more likely
B)Equal to heterosexual peers
C)10 times more likely
D)6 times more likely

Question 15

Someone who has attempted suicide will always be suicidal.

Question 16

Suicide motivations, verbal messages, and behavioral changes are:

A)signs of a nonsuicidal personality.
B)warning signs of suicide.
C)signs of poor academic history.
D)retaliatory acts to deal with poor parental relationship.

Question 17

Suicide ideation alone is:

A)a great risk for suicide if it is passive.
B)a great risk for suicide if it is active.
C)not a great risk for suicide, unless it is active.
D)not a great risk for suicide, especially if it is passive.

Question 18

Most theories of suicide focus on:

A)at risk teens.
B)poor people.
C)veterans.
D)older populations.

Question 19

What is the single most important factor that distinguishes between a teen male who just thinks about suicide and a teen male who attempts it?

A)A teen living in a single parent household
B)A teen who has become a dropout
C)A teen having access to a gun in the house
D)A teen who has been labeled a juvenile delinquent

Question 20

Why might someone who has attempted suicide try again within two years, according to the text?

A)They have overcome the social taboo against it and so attempting again is easier.
B)They have decided that they like the attention that it gets them.
C)They suffer from increased victimization.
D)They believe that it is expected of them.

Question 21

What types of programs are the most effective at addressing suicide risk?

A)Family and community based programs
B)School and community based programs
C)Peer and school based programs
D)Family and peer based programs

Question 22

The family is the major setting for the aftermath of a student's suicide.

Question 23

It is better if schools avoid involving families in their suicide prevention programs.

Question 24

There is little point in getting a suicidal teen to sign a contract promising she will not attempt suicide before seeking help.

Question 25

Which emotion does a parent not experience when a child attempts suicide?

A)Guilt
B)Shame
C)Relief
D)Anger