How does the hopelessness theory differ from the interpersonal-psychological theory with respect to the risk for suicide?
What will be an ideal response?
Hopelessness theory predicts that suicide risk increases due to youths’ internalization of the negative nature of certain events. In particular, this occurs when they attribute negative events to causes that are unlikely to change and that are global (i.e., not isolated to the specific occurrence). Further, because youths believe these negative consequences are important, they see themselves as worthless because of the event and collectively this leads to hopelessness which predicts suicide. The interpersonal-psychological theory focuses more on the relationship between the individual and others. According to this theory, people might become suicidal when they view themselves as burdens, feel a sense of exclusion or non-belongingness, and feel capable of self-harm (probably through reduced inhibition through repeated self-injury, or progressive self-injury or attempts at suicide).
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