Chapter 10 Suicide
- Resilient- to be able to adjust, recover from difficult times
- Life Crisis- an experience that causes a high level of stress
- Five Emotional Responses Used to cope with a Life Crisis
- Denying
- Being Angry
- Bargaining-making promises to change event
- Being Depressed
- Accepting
- Clinical Depression: long lasting feelings of hopelessness, sadness, or helplessness
- Four Causes of Long Lasting Anger and Depression:
- Inability to cope with a life crisis
- Illness
- Family History
- Alcohol and other drug abuse
- Deep Sadness
- Apathy
- Fatigue
- Agitation
- Sleep Disturbances
- Weight or Appetite change
Page 2: Suicide
- Lack of concentration
- Feelings of worthlessness
- Morbid thoughts
- Suicide: is the intentional taking of one's own life
- Parasuicide: A suicide attempt in which a person does not intend to die.
- Signs Of Suicide:
- Aggressive Behavior
- Perfectionism
- Hopelessness
- Low Self Esteem
- Inadequate social skills
- Mental Disorders
- Depression
- Hidden Anger
- Alcohol Abuse
- Experienced Death in Family or Friend
- Feel alienated from family or friends
- Teased and rejected by peers
- Difficulty coping with body changes
- Making direct statement about killing oneself
- Indirect Statement
- Having change in personality
- Lose interest in personal appearance
- Preoccupation with death
- Frequent complaints about stomach aches
- Using drugs or alcohol
Page 3
- Losing interest in schoolwork
- Giving away possessions
- Talking about getting even with others
- Failing to recover from a loss
- Running away from home
- Having a close friend or relative commit suicide
- Look for warning signs
- Listen without giving advice
- Take threat seriously
- Ask if teen has specific plan
- Do not be sworn to secrecy
- Call a parent or guardian
- Stay with teen until help arrives