62. Women use _______ as the most frequent method of suicide. a. Poisoning. b. Drowning. c. Firearm. d. Hanging or asphyxiation. 63. The most common means of suicide in the United States, used in more than half of the cases, is: a. A knife. b. A bridge. c. A firearm. d. Asphyxiation. 64. The highest rates of suicide among youth based on race and ethnicity in the United States tend to be among: a. African Americans/Blacks. b. Asian Americans. c. Caribbean Blacks. d. Native Americans/Alaska Natives. 65. Suicide attempts by older adults are much more likely to result in death than among younger persons because: a. They live away from family support. b. Older adults plan more carefully and use more deadly methods. c. They live in residential facilities. d. They own more guns than younger adults. 66. Since the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, suicide rates among US Military personnel and veterans have: a. Somewhat decreased relative to before the year 2000. b. Stayed at their level as before the year 2000. c. Increased relative to before the year 2000. d. Dramatically decreased relative to before the year 2000. 67. One warning sign for suicide found in the mnemonic c. A history of child sexual abuse. d. Insomnia or interrupted sleep. 68. Which of the following is a true statement about protective factors for suicide? a. Risk factors for suicide are negated by the presence of protective factors. b. Protective factors are less well-known than risk factors for suicide. c. The absence of suicidal ideation is a protective factor for suicide. d. Protective factors should be used as much as possible in the intervention process. 69. The percentage of suicide victims who have a diagnosable disorder is: a. 60 to 65%. b. 70 to 75%. c. 80 to 85%. d. 90 to 95%. 70. Which of the following psychiatric diagnoses has a well- established connection to elevated suicide risk? a. Borderline personality disorder. b. Trichotillomania. c. Social Phobia. d. Adjustment disorder. 71. Suicidal behavior disorder was included as a new diagnostic classification in the most recent revision of the DSM-5 in acronym “IS PATH WARM” is: a. Sadness or depression. b. Reckless behavior.
72. Perceived burdensomeness, failed belongingness, and acquired capability are the key factors in which model of suicide? a. Biopsychosocial. b. Interpersonal. c. Psychache. d. Organic suicide. 73. The Three-Step Theory (3ST) of Suicide proposes that which of the following individual experiences are necessary for suicidal behavior to occur: a. Psychache, burdensomeness, frustration. b. Belongingness, burdensomeness, aimlessness. c. Anomie, fatalism, altruism. d. Hopelessness, interpersonal disconnection, acquired capability. 74. The first step in conducting a thorough assessment of suicide risk in an adolescent is: a. Establishing a therapeutic alliance with the adolescent. b. Asking for a detailed history of suicide attempts. c. Collecting information from external sources such as schools. d. Conducting a functional analysis of behaviors and thoughts related to suicidal ideation. 75. The Joiner model of suicide assessment: a. Guides clinicians toward interventions through understanding risk factors and the use of rating scales. b. Is only useful at the beginning of treatment, before a relationship with the client is established. c. Focuses on ways a clinician can gather sensitive client data through interviewing. d. Minimizes the significance of previous and multiple attempts in assessing current risk. 76. A person who is a non-multiple attempter experiencing infrequent suicidal ideation with limited intensity and duration, and who has no plans, preparation, or intent, would be assigned which of the following risk categories according to the Joiner model? a. Low. b. Moderate. c. Severe. d. Extreme. 77. The first essential stage of suicide risk assessment involves obtaining risk details and assigning a suicide risk level, and the second stage involves arranging appropriate intervention. What is the third essential stage of suicide risk assessment? a. Documenting the risk decision and the intervention plan. b. Letting community organizations know about the individual’s elevated risk. c. Ensuring the patient has paid all necessary bills related to the assessment. d. Referring the individual for medical evaluation. 78. In youth suicide risk assessment, the technique of “gentle assumptions": a. Probes the client by using a specific question to get a detailed answer. b. Uses the client’s natural tendency to minimize or downplay quantitative information about problem behaviors. c. Refers to the clinician’s ability to inquire about information without making the client feel shame or guilt. d. Is designed to help increase the chances the client will be open with sensitive information.
2013 in which of the following categories? a. As a transdiagnostic youth disorder. b. As one of many diagnoses in need of further investigation. c. As a bipolar spectrum disorder. d. As a depressive disorder.
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