Regarding Patterns of Suicide, Which of the Following Statements Is

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Multiple Choice

Regarding patterns of suicide, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Four times as many men complete suicide, but women make more attempts.
• B)Married individuals have lower suicide rates than divorced, widowed, or single persons, at least among men.
• C)Native Americans have the highest suicide rate in the United States.
• D)Suicide rates tend to decrease with advancing age.

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed. It is thought to be one of the underlying causes of depression.

Generalization

The process of drawing a broad conclusion based on specific instances, applying a rule or observation to similar situations.

Partial Reinforcement

A learning condition in which only some of the organism’s responses are reinforced.

Stimulus Generalization

The psychological phenomenon where a learned response to a specific stimulus is evoked by similar stimuli, indicating a broadening of the response criterion.