Describe the psychological profile of a suicidal adolescent.
What will be an ideal response?
Suicidal adolescents often have depressive symptoms. Although not all depressed adolescents are suicidal, depression is the most frequently cited factor associated with adolescent suicide. A sense of hopelessness, low self-esteem, and high self-blame are also associated with adolescent suicide. Depression and hopelessness have been found to be predictors of whether adolescents repeat a suicide attempt over a six-month period. Major depressive episodes have been shown to be the most significant factor in first suicide attempt by adolescents. In general, adolescent suicide is associated with a sense of hopelessness, low self-esteem, and high self-blame.
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a. suffering the consequences for our actions. b. exploring problems and situations. c. breaking down larger tasks into their components. d. watching others.
The tendency for young children to seek closeness to certain people is called ________
a. caretaking b. affiliation c. social affinity d. attachment
Stu cooked two wild pigs over a fire outside his restaurant. The first night, he cooked one of the pigs and told customers the aroma was a wild swamp pig, and most of them asked to sit away from the smoking area because it smelled disgusting. The second night, he cooked the other pig the same way and told customers he was cooking free-range organic pork. Those customers asked to sit nearer the smoking area so they could take in the rich aroma. Briefly explain what has happened to Stu's customers' olfactory perceptions.
What will be an ideal response?
The following abilities of school-age children are true EXCEPT
A. by 6 or 7, many children can count in their heads. B. the ability to add numbers appears before subtraction. C. children become more adept with age at solving story problems. D. the ability to estimate does not change significantly during middle childhood.