Discuss why people try to kill themselves by identifying five of

Question

the major risk factors or conditions that often lead to suicide, the factor present in 90 percent of all suicides, and five of the warning signs that often signal an impending suicide attempt.

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ANSWER: Answer will include that a diagnosable mental disorder, usually depression or substance abuse disorder, is a factor in 90 percent of all suicides. Suicidal people usually have a history of trouble with family, a lover, or a spouse. Often they have drinking or drug abuse problems, sexual adjustment problems, or job difficulties. The following are all major risk factors for suicide: drug or alcohol abuse; a prior suicide attempt; depression or other mood disorder; feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness; antisocial, impulsive, or aggressive behavior; severe anxiety, panic attacks, family history of suicidal behavior; shame, humiliation, failure, or rejection; and availability of a firearm. Among ethnic adolescents, loss of face, acculturative stress, racism, and discrimination have been identified as additional risk factors. Typically suicidal people isolate themselves from others, feel worthless, helpless, and misunderstood, and want to die. An extremely negative self-image and severe feelings of hopelessness are warnings that the risk of suicide is very high. However, a long history of such conditions is not always necessary to produce a desire for suicide. Anyone may temporarily reach a state of depression severe enough to attempt suicide. Most dangerous for the average person are times of divorce, separation, rejection, failure, and bereavement. Each situation can seem intolerable, and motivate an intense desire to die, to escape, or to obtain relief. For young people, feelings of anger and hostility add to the danger. When the impulse to harm others is turned inward, the risk of suicide increases dramatically. Of every 10 potential suicides, eight give warnings beforehand. A person who threatens suicide should be taken seriously. The warning signs in the following list, especially if they are observed in combination, can signal an impending suicide attempt: withdrawal from contact with others, sudden mood swings, recent occurrence of a life crisis or emotional shock, personality change, gift giving of prized possessions, depression/hopelessness, aggression and/or risk taking, alcohol/drug use, rage/anger and seeking revenge, no sense of purpose in life and direct threats to commit suicide.
Suicide attempts usually come when a person is alone, depressed, and unable to view matters objectively.