NURSING 322 EXAM 2 2026/2027 – PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS,
RATIONALES, AND STUDY GUIDE
What is suicide considered? - Correct answer✅✅ a behavior
95% of suicides are done by individuals with? - Correct answer✅✅ diagnosed with a mental disorder
Where do half of suicides occur? - Correct answer✅✅ the bathroom
What was Ancient Greece outlook on suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ -offense against the state
-individuals who committed suicide were denied burial in community sites
What was Imperial Rome's outlook on suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ individuals committed suicide to
escape humiliation or abuse
What was the Renaissance outlook on suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ -intellectuals could discuss more
freely
-17th and 18th philosophers condemned
-some began to associate it with a mental illness
What was England's outlook on suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ suicide was illegal until 1961 and was
decriminalized in Ireland in 1993
Approximately how many people end their lives each year by suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ 30,000
Why is marital status a risk factor for suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ suicide rate for single person is
doubled than married and divorced or widowed is 4x as likely
What gender attempts suicide more? - Correct answer✅✅ Women
, What gender succeeds at suicide more? - Correct answer✅✅ Men
What is a mans common choice of death for suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ Firearms
What is a womans common choice of death for suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ pills
When does the age suicide risk factor increase - Correct answer✅✅ increases with age primarily
among men
When does suicide risk decline in women? - Correct answer✅✅ after the age of 65
Out of all the ages/races/genders who is at most risk? - Correct answer✅✅ white men older than 80
years old
Which religion has lowest risk for suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ Catholics have lower rate than
protestants or Jews
What is the risk factor for suicide when it comes to socioeconomic status? - Correct answer✅✅ higher
and lower class are at highest risks rather than middle class
What is the ethnic order for suicide risk? - Correct answer✅✅ Caucasians
Native Americans
African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Asian Americans
What is the most common psychiatric illness the precede suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ Mood
disorders
RATIONALES, AND STUDY GUIDE
What is suicide considered? - Correct answer✅✅ a behavior
95% of suicides are done by individuals with? - Correct answer✅✅ diagnosed with a mental disorder
Where do half of suicides occur? - Correct answer✅✅ the bathroom
What was Ancient Greece outlook on suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ -offense against the state
-individuals who committed suicide were denied burial in community sites
What was Imperial Rome's outlook on suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ individuals committed suicide to
escape humiliation or abuse
What was the Renaissance outlook on suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ -intellectuals could discuss more
freely
-17th and 18th philosophers condemned
-some began to associate it with a mental illness
What was England's outlook on suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ suicide was illegal until 1961 and was
decriminalized in Ireland in 1993
Approximately how many people end their lives each year by suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ 30,000
Why is marital status a risk factor for suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ suicide rate for single person is
doubled than married and divorced or widowed is 4x as likely
What gender attempts suicide more? - Correct answer✅✅ Women
, What gender succeeds at suicide more? - Correct answer✅✅ Men
What is a mans common choice of death for suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ Firearms
What is a womans common choice of death for suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ pills
When does the age suicide risk factor increase - Correct answer✅✅ increases with age primarily
among men
When does suicide risk decline in women? - Correct answer✅✅ after the age of 65
Out of all the ages/races/genders who is at most risk? - Correct answer✅✅ white men older than 80
years old
Which religion has lowest risk for suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ Catholics have lower rate than
protestants or Jews
What is the risk factor for suicide when it comes to socioeconomic status? - Correct answer✅✅ higher
and lower class are at highest risks rather than middle class
What is the ethnic order for suicide risk? - Correct answer✅✅ Caucasians
Native Americans
African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Asian Americans
What is the most common psychiatric illness the precede suicide? - Correct answer✅✅ Mood
disorders
