WKU Mental Health Exam 2 QUESTIOS
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WITH ANSWERS |\
what is suicide?
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he intentional completion og ending ones own life
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what is a suicide attempt
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willful, self inflicted, life threatening attempts that have not lead
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to death
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what is sudicidal ideation
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thinking about killing yourself
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what is physican assisted suicide
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movement supporting right of mentall competent adults to
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humanely end their own suffering |\ |\ |\ |\
is euthansia the same thing as physican assisted suicide?
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,no in euthanasia, medical professionals admister drugs and in
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physical assisted suicide the patient themselves admisister
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medication
what are risk factors for suicide?
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health issues, environmental, historical issues
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what are some high risk groups to consider for suicide
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military, lgbtqia, adolescents, older adults, medical professionals
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what are some protective factors for suicide
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access to good care, connections with others, communications,
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problem solving skills, reality orientation, culture/religion, overall
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satisfaction with life |\ |\
what are some common myths about suicide?
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people who talk about it never do it
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people who are suicidal will always show warnign signs
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young children dont commit suicide
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improvement of mood means the risk is over |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
only depressed people kill themselves
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,a contract is a guarnatee they wont committ suicide
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what are the three suicide assessment tools?
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the sad persons scale
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the safe-t assessment
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is path warm?
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sad personas scale
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s-sex
a- age|\
d- depression
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p- previous attempts
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e- excessive alcohol or drug use
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r- rational thinking loss
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s- separated, widowed, divorced
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o- organized plan or a serious attempt
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n- no social support
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a- availability of lethal plan
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s- stated future intent
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what is the scale for the sad personas scale?
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, 0-5 : might be able to discharge w follow up
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6-8: get consult |\ |\
8 & up: inpatient stay
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safe-t assessment |\
suicide assessment five-step evaluation and triage
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is path warm?
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I-ideation
s- substance abuse
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p- purposelessness
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a- anxiety
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t- trapped
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h- hopelessness
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w- withdrawal
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a- anger
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r- recklessness
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m- mood change
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what are overt statements? |\ |\ |\
obvious statements the patient makes about suicide
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|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
WITH ANSWERS |\
what is suicide?
|\ |\
he intentional completion og ending ones own life
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what is a suicide attempt
|\ |\ |\ |\
willful, self inflicted, life threatening attempts that have not lead
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to death
|\
what is sudicidal ideation
|\ |\ |\
thinking about killing yourself
|\ |\ |\
what is physican assisted suicide
|\ |\ |\ |\
movement supporting right of mentall competent adults to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
humanely end their own suffering |\ |\ |\ |\
is euthansia the same thing as physican assisted suicide?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,no in euthanasia, medical professionals admister drugs and in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
physical assisted suicide the patient themselves admisister
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
medication
what are risk factors for suicide?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
health issues, environmental, historical issues
|\ |\ |\ |\
what are some high risk groups to consider for suicide
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
military, lgbtqia, adolescents, older adults, medical professionals
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what are some protective factors for suicide
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
access to good care, connections with others, communications,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
problem solving skills, reality orientation, culture/religion, overall
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
satisfaction with life |\ |\
what are some common myths about suicide?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
people who talk about it never do it
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
people who are suicidal will always show warnign signs
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
young children dont commit suicide
|\ |\ |\ |\
improvement of mood means the risk is over |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
only depressed people kill themselves
|\ |\ |\ |\
,a contract is a guarnatee they wont committ suicide
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what are the three suicide assessment tools?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the sad persons scale
|\ |\ |\
the safe-t assessment
|\ |\
is path warm?
|\ |\
sad personas scale
|\ |\
s-sex
a- age|\
d- depression
|\
p- previous attempts
|\ |\
e- excessive alcohol or drug use
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
r- rational thinking loss
|\ |\ |\
s- separated, widowed, divorced
|\ |\ |\
o- organized plan or a serious attempt
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
n- no social support
|\ |\ |\
a- availability of lethal plan
|\ |\ |\ |\
s- stated future intent
|\ |\ |\
what is the scale for the sad personas scale?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, 0-5 : might be able to discharge w follow up
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
6-8: get consult |\ |\
8 & up: inpatient stay
|\ |\ |\ |\
safe-t assessment |\
suicide assessment five-step evaluation and triage
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is path warm?
|\ |\
I-ideation
s- substance abuse
|\ |\
p- purposelessness
|\
a- anxiety
|\
t- trapped
|\
h- hopelessness
|\
w- withdrawal
|\
a- anger
|\
r- recklessness
|\
m- mood change
|\ |\
what are overt statements? |\ |\ |\
obvious statements the patient makes about suicide
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