Which Individual in the Emergency Department Should Be Considered at Highest

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at highest risk for completing suicide?

• A) An adolescent girl with superior athletic and academic skills who has asthma
• B) A 38-year-old single female church member with fibrocystic breast disease
• C) A 60-year-old married man with twelve grandchildren who has type 2 diabetes
• D) A 79-year-old single, male diagnosed recently with terminal cancer of the prostate

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Definitions:

Behavioral Genetics

The study of genetic and environmental influences on behaviors.

Psychological Disorders

Mental disorders characterized by patterns of behavior or thought that are significantly distressing or impairing to an individual’s ability to function.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across synapses from one neuron to another in the nervous system.

Neuron

A specialized cell of the nervous system that receives and transmits messages.