Suicide
Suicide
self-inflected death in which the person acts intentionally, directly and
consciously
- parasuicide: attempted suicide with no success
not officially classified as a mental disorder, suicide behavior disorder
proposed for the next revision
intentional death
- death seekers: clearly intend to end their lives
- death initiators: intend to end lives because they believe the
process of death is already underway
- death ignorers: do not belive that their self-inflicted death will
mean the end of their existence
- death darers: have ambivalent feelings about death and show
this in the act itself
sub intentional death: a death in which the victim plays an indirect,
hidden partial, or unconscious role
- patterns of drug abuse, recurrent physical fighting, medication
mismanagement
- self-injury or self-mutilation
o at least 17 percent of teenagers and young adults purposely
injure themselves
studying suicide
- retrospect analysis: a psychological autopsy in which clinicians
piece together information about a person’s suicide from the persons
past
o studying people who survived attempts
What Triggers a Suicide
common triggers
- stressful events
- mood and thought changes
, - alcohol and drug use
- mental disorders
- modeling
stressfull events
- immediate stressors:
o loss of loved one through death, divorce, or rejection
o loss of job or significant financial loss
o natural disasters
- long-term stressors
o social isolation
o serious illness
o abusive or repressive environment
o occupational stress
mood and thought
- many attempts are preceded by changes in mood and shifts in
thinking patterns
o hopelessness: pessimistic belief that ones present
circumstances, problems, or mood will never change
o dichotomous thinking: viewing problems and solutions in rigid
either/or terms
o sadness, anxiety, tension, frustration, shame
alcohol and drug use
- 70 percent of individuals who attempt suicide drink alcohol just
before the act
- 25 percent of these individuals are legally intoxicated
- use of other kinds of drugs may have similar ties to suicide,
particularly in teens and young adults
mental disorders
majority of individuals who attempt suicide have a psychological disorder
- unipolar or bipolar disorder
- chronic alcoholism
- schizophrenia
- PTSD
Suicide
self-inflected death in which the person acts intentionally, directly and
consciously
- parasuicide: attempted suicide with no success
not officially classified as a mental disorder, suicide behavior disorder
proposed for the next revision
intentional death
- death seekers: clearly intend to end their lives
- death initiators: intend to end lives because they believe the
process of death is already underway
- death ignorers: do not belive that their self-inflicted death will
mean the end of their existence
- death darers: have ambivalent feelings about death and show
this in the act itself
sub intentional death: a death in which the victim plays an indirect,
hidden partial, or unconscious role
- patterns of drug abuse, recurrent physical fighting, medication
mismanagement
- self-injury or self-mutilation
o at least 17 percent of teenagers and young adults purposely
injure themselves
studying suicide
- retrospect analysis: a psychological autopsy in which clinicians
piece together information about a person’s suicide from the persons
past
o studying people who survived attempts
What Triggers a Suicide
common triggers
- stressful events
- mood and thought changes
, - alcohol and drug use
- mental disorders
- modeling
stressfull events
- immediate stressors:
o loss of loved one through death, divorce, or rejection
o loss of job or significant financial loss
o natural disasters
- long-term stressors
o social isolation
o serious illness
o abusive or repressive environment
o occupational stress
mood and thought
- many attempts are preceded by changes in mood and shifts in
thinking patterns
o hopelessness: pessimistic belief that ones present
circumstances, problems, or mood will never change
o dichotomous thinking: viewing problems and solutions in rigid
either/or terms
o sadness, anxiety, tension, frustration, shame
alcohol and drug use
- 70 percent of individuals who attempt suicide drink alcohol just
before the act
- 25 percent of these individuals are legally intoxicated
- use of other kinds of drugs may have similar ties to suicide,
particularly in teens and young adults
mental disorders
majority of individuals who attempt suicide have a psychological disorder
- unipolar or bipolar disorder
- chronic alcoholism
- schizophrenia
- PTSD
