MODULE 1 CMN 557 STUDY GUIDE
EXAM AND ACTUAL ANSWERS
2025\2026 UPDATED.
Accounts for 50% of all suicides in high income countries - Answer hanging
accounts for 46% of all suicides in the Americas - Answer firearms
responsible for approximately 30% of global suicides in low- and middle-income countries -
Answer self-poisoning with pesticides
single most important risk factor for completed suicide - Answer suicide attempts
in the context of suicide, there is a growing body of evidence showing that exposure to early life
maltreatment can affect molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of behavior through
___ and ___ modification - Answer methylation and histone
mechanism of inducing behavioral deviations during early development and later in life -
Answer epigenetics
most common comorbidity for affective disorders in suicidal behavior - Answer alcohol and
other substance use, multiple physical impairments, and personality disorders
the majority of persons with bipolar disorders commit suicide when they are in a ___ episode -
Answer major depressive
what percent of schizophrenics die due to suicide - Answer 5-10%
most serious of hte schizophrenic symptoms - Answer suicidal drive
what may predispose to suicide in younger schizophrenic patients? - Answer good premorbid
functioning and higher level of education
, what period in the former USSR demonstrated how decreasing accessibility to alcohol can
reduce suicide attempts and completions - Answer Perestroika period
a high comorbidity of mental illnesses like MDD bipolar anxiety and borderline among persons
who are underweight and overweight is largely responsible for the high suicide risk in - Answer
eating disorders
what two factors in terms of eating disorders have been shown to be associated with a higher
risk of completed suicide - Answer low body mass index (BMI) and low serum cholesterol
which personality disorders are not strongly associated with suicide - Answer avoidant and
obsessive compulsive
Among Cluster A personality disorders, which one has been shown to increase the risk of suicide
- Answer schizoid
what cluster of personality disorders is most strongly associated with suicide - Answer cluster
B
Following the assessment of suicide risk, what is the first important decision to made - Answer
admission or outpatient care
what is the leading cause of disability in young persons aged 10 to 24 years and responsible for
45% of the overall burden of disease - Answer poor mental health
what study showed the prevalence of poor mental health in adolescents and young adults -
Answer the great smoky mountains prospective cohort study
what study showed that in a usual school class of teenagers approximately 10% display high risk
behaviors, 30% unhealthy lifestyles, and roughly 12.5% requiring psychiatric help - Answer
Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE)
major risk factor for suicide in young people - Answer the presence of a psychiatric disorder
the four comorbid clinical constellations described by Apter - Answer combination of
EXAM AND ACTUAL ANSWERS
2025\2026 UPDATED.
Accounts for 50% of all suicides in high income countries - Answer hanging
accounts for 46% of all suicides in the Americas - Answer firearms
responsible for approximately 30% of global suicides in low- and middle-income countries -
Answer self-poisoning with pesticides
single most important risk factor for completed suicide - Answer suicide attempts
in the context of suicide, there is a growing body of evidence showing that exposure to early life
maltreatment can affect molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of behavior through
___ and ___ modification - Answer methylation and histone
mechanism of inducing behavioral deviations during early development and later in life -
Answer epigenetics
most common comorbidity for affective disorders in suicidal behavior - Answer alcohol and
other substance use, multiple physical impairments, and personality disorders
the majority of persons with bipolar disorders commit suicide when they are in a ___ episode -
Answer major depressive
what percent of schizophrenics die due to suicide - Answer 5-10%
most serious of hte schizophrenic symptoms - Answer suicidal drive
what may predispose to suicide in younger schizophrenic patients? - Answer good premorbid
functioning and higher level of education
, what period in the former USSR demonstrated how decreasing accessibility to alcohol can
reduce suicide attempts and completions - Answer Perestroika period
a high comorbidity of mental illnesses like MDD bipolar anxiety and borderline among persons
who are underweight and overweight is largely responsible for the high suicide risk in - Answer
eating disorders
what two factors in terms of eating disorders have been shown to be associated with a higher
risk of completed suicide - Answer low body mass index (BMI) and low serum cholesterol
which personality disorders are not strongly associated with suicide - Answer avoidant and
obsessive compulsive
Among Cluster A personality disorders, which one has been shown to increase the risk of suicide
- Answer schizoid
what cluster of personality disorders is most strongly associated with suicide - Answer cluster
B
Following the assessment of suicide risk, what is the first important decision to made - Answer
admission or outpatient care
what is the leading cause of disability in young persons aged 10 to 24 years and responsible for
45% of the overall burden of disease - Answer poor mental health
what study showed the prevalence of poor mental health in adolescents and young adults -
Answer the great smoky mountains prospective cohort study
what study showed that in a usual school class of teenagers approximately 10% display high risk
behaviors, 30% unhealthy lifestyles, and roughly 12.5% requiring psychiatric help - Answer
Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE)
major risk factor for suicide in young people - Answer the presence of a psychiatric disorder
the four comorbid clinical constellations described by Apter - Answer combination of
