The Explanation Offered by Your Textbook for the High Rate

question 57

Multiple Choice

The explanation offered by your textbook for the high rate of suicide in college students is

• A)anxiety.
• B)biological predisposition.
• C)depression.
• D)stress.

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Definitions:

Distress

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain, which can be a response to an immediate threat or long-term stressor, affecting one's mental and emotional well-being.

Judgments Of Abnormality

Assessments or evaluations made regarding whether certain behaviors or conditions deviate significantly from what is considered normal or acceptable in a society.

Cultural Norms

Common norms and guidelines that direct the actions of individuals in societal groups.

Dorothea Dix

A 19th-century American advocate for the mentally ill who significantly improved the way mental health patients were treated and was instrumental in creating the first generation of American mental asylums.