When an therapist asks a client how she intends to kill herself, for example with firearms or by using pills, which of these is the therapist NOT assessing?

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Differential activation refers to the level of activation or arousal of the client's emotional state. Asking about the method of suicide is assessing the lethality of the method, specificity of the plan, and potentially the extent of suicidal intent. However, it is not assessing differential activation.

When an Therapist Asks a Client How She Intends to Kill