Ab Child Psych Exam 4 Lecture 3

• age ___ and above are capable of suicide

  5
• between 15-19 suicide is the ____ leading cause of death in the US

  2nd
• cognitive theory of suicide

  hopelessness and dichotomous thinking increases risk for suicide

  
  

  wenzel and beck: dispositional vulnerability factors, life stressors, and frequent, intense and other prolonged cognition associated with psychiatric disturbance activate suicide schemas such as hopelessness and worthlessness

  
  

  emphasizes role of distorted thinking patterns associated with suicide schemas
• What is the escape theory of suicide?

  Suicide is seen as a flight from a situation deemed by the person as intolerable.
• What does the escape theory of suicide emphasize?

  psychological pain and social factors.
• interpersonal theory of suicide

  A theory that asserts that people with perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and a psychological capability to carry out suicide are the most likely to attempt suicide
• 3 step theory of suicide

  acquired capability facilitates the progression of suicidal thoughts to suicidal actions
• What does the Integrated Motivational Volitional Model propose?

  Motivational factors such as defeat and entrapment cause suicide ideation.
• What aspects does the Integrated Motivational Volitional Model consider in relation to suicide risk factors?

  Psychological, social, and cognitive factors.
• according to the integrated motivational volitional model, _____ ____ and _______ to die lead to behaviors of attempts or completions

  suicidal ideation, desire
• it's much better to think about suicidal theories as ______

  overlapping
• all suicidal theories aim to get the fundamental ______ and prove ____

  truth, intent
• ________ is emphasized across all theories of suicide

  hopelessness
• suicide theories use ____ to ______ frameworks

  ideation, action
• suicidal hospitalizations are more common among ____

  adolescents
• youth suicide attempts have _____ since 2019 (took a dip in 2020, then increased)

  doubled
• there are a lot of attempts in _____ states possibly due to hypoxia, more firearms, more poverty

  mountain
• between 1999 to 2020, most deaths by suicide were from _____


  firearms
• among male adolescents, _______ are commonly used in suicide attempts

  firearms
• suicide attempts are ____% higher in black adolescents

  41
• females are at greater risk for _______

  suicidality
• males are at greater risk for ______ ___ _____

  death by suicide
• among the LGBTQ community, ________ are more at suicide risk

  bisexuals
• risk factors for suicide

  Sex (Male), Age (Teenager or Elderly), Depression, Previous Attempt, Ethanol or Drug Use, Loss of rational thinking, Sickness (medical illness), 3 or more prescription medications, Organized plan, No spouse (divorced, widowed, or single especially if childless). Social support lacking.
• misconceptions of suicide


  there is nothing to be done when someone has planned to commit suicide

  
  

  suicidal people never tell anyone they are suicidal

  
  

  asking youth if they want to kill themselves increases the risk by putting it in their minds
• lots of people think about suicide at some point in their life, but only a ___ number commit suicide

  small
• self injury


  intentionally causing injury to one's own body in an attempt to cope with overwhelming negative emotions
• self injury can be a risk for suicide but can also be a ______ mechanism

  coping
• suicidal ideation


  thoughts of death by suicide, thinking about or planning suicide, or making a suicide attempt
• suicidal ideation can be _____ or ____

  passive, active
• death ideation


  prolonged thoughts about not existing anymore
• nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)


  act of deliberately cutting, burning, puncturing, or otherwise significantly injuring one's skin with no intent to die
• suicidal attempt


  made decision to die by suicide
• boys have increased ___ fold for suicide attempt

  30
• girls have increased ____ fold for suicide attempt

  3
• 25-33% of youth who die by suicide have at least ___ previous attempt

  1
• suicide risk is higher if attempt is within _____ months of previous attempt

  6
• youth with prior suicide attempt or NSSI are at elevated ____ risk for suicide

  chronic
• in adolescents, suicide ideation is higher in _____ (22%) vs. _____ (12%)

  girls, boys
• in adolescents, suicidal ideation is higher in _____ (17%) vs. _____ (15%) (race)

  white, black