TCOLE Basic Correctional Officer: Mental
Health & Suicide: Module 5 Questions and
Answers 100% Solved
__________% of suicide victims in Texas jails use the hanging method Correct Answ_93%
True or False: Suicide happens suddenly and without warning Correct Answ_False
True or False: Most suicidal acts represent a carefully thought out strategy for coping with
various personal problems Correct Answ_True
True or False: People attempt suicide have gotten it out of their systems and wont attempt it
again Correct Answ_False
True or False: Any individual with a history of one or more prior suicide attempts is at much
greater risk than those who have never made an attempt Correct Answ_True
Risk factors and signs and symptoms of potential suicides in jail Correct Answ_➢First time
arrestee or insignificant arrest
, ➢Committed heinous crime, one of passion, or a revolting sex crime
➢Young inmate
➢Persons with high status in the community
➢Prior suicide by close family member or loved one
➢Previously imprisoned/facing new, serious charges and long prison sentence
➢Prior jail suicide or recent attempt by another inmate
➢Harsh, condensing, rejecting attitudes of jailer or an authoritarian environment-regimentation
➢Consistent or long term mental or physical pain and suffering
➢No apparent control over future, including fear and uncertainty over legal process
➢Isolation from family, friends, and community
➢The shame of incarceration or over the offense
➢Dehumanizing aspects of incarceration
➢Recent, excessive drinking and/or use of drugs, withdrawals
➢Recent loss of stabilizing resources
➢Rape or threat of it
➢Current mental illness, poor health, terminal illness
Health & Suicide: Module 5 Questions and
Answers 100% Solved
__________% of suicide victims in Texas jails use the hanging method Correct Answ_93%
True or False: Suicide happens suddenly and without warning Correct Answ_False
True or False: Most suicidal acts represent a carefully thought out strategy for coping with
various personal problems Correct Answ_True
True or False: People attempt suicide have gotten it out of their systems and wont attempt it
again Correct Answ_False
True or False: Any individual with a history of one or more prior suicide attempts is at much
greater risk than those who have never made an attempt Correct Answ_True
Risk factors and signs and symptoms of potential suicides in jail Correct Answ_➢First time
arrestee or insignificant arrest
, ➢Committed heinous crime, one of passion, or a revolting sex crime
➢Young inmate
➢Persons with high status in the community
➢Prior suicide by close family member or loved one
➢Previously imprisoned/facing new, serious charges and long prison sentence
➢Prior jail suicide or recent attempt by another inmate
➢Harsh, condensing, rejecting attitudes of jailer or an authoritarian environment-regimentation
➢Consistent or long term mental or physical pain and suffering
➢No apparent control over future, including fear and uncertainty over legal process
➢Isolation from family, friends, and community
➢The shame of incarceration or over the offense
➢Dehumanizing aspects of incarceration
➢Recent, excessive drinking and/or use of drugs, withdrawals
➢Recent loss of stabilizing resources
➢Rape or threat of it
➢Current mental illness, poor health, terminal illness
