Americans Over the Age of 65 Are Twice as Likely

question 77

True/False

Americans over the age of 65 are twice as likely to commit suicide as are younger adults.

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Definitions:

Attentional Blink

A phenomenon where a person may not perceive a visual stimulus if it occurs within a short time (about 200-500 milliseconds) after another stimulus.

Stimulus

An event or object that elicits a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.

Heterosexism

An ideology and set of institutional practices that privilege heterosexual individuals and relationships over others, often resulting in discrimination against non-heterosexual people.

Aging

The process of becoming older, which encompasses biological, psychological, and social changes.