Toby Is Being Seen in Therapy as a Suicide Risk

question 56

Multiple Choice

Toby is being seen in therapy as a suicide risk. He has said that he is enrolled in college but not attending classes, has disconnected with his family, and has stopped going to his part-time job. Psychologists would term these conditions as a risk factor called

• A) drifting.
• B) devaluing.
• C) isolating.
• D) withdrawing.

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Definitions:

Interdependence

The mutual reliance between two or more entities where each influences or depends on the other.

Cross-Cultural Research

An empirical investigation of human behavior that compares cultural groups to identify similarities or differences.

Human Development

The study of how people grow and change physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially throughout their life.

Genetic Differences

Variations in the DNA sequences between individuals within a population.