Drawing Inferences and Conclusions Directions:   Read the Following Passage

question 76

Multiple Choice

Drawing Inferences and Conclusions Directions:   Read the following passage. Then select the appropriate letter to identify the inference readers need to draw from the text to fully understand the authors' meaning.
¹What makes a young person a potential candidate for suicide?  ²It's hard to say since suicide is a complex behavioral pattern determined by biological, psychological, social, and environmental influences. ³Our knowledge tends to be limited because of the difficulties associated with studying suicidal behavior. ⁴But there are some things that we do know. ⁵Many teenagers who commit suicide do so following acute experiences of  punishment, rejection or humiliation. ⁶Revenge or anger may also play a role. ⁷When young adults commit suicide, the target of their anger is often parents, a romantic partner, or someone else who may have rejected the person contemplating suicide. ⁸Some young people also threaten suicide to manipulate the behavior of those around them. ⁹Others view suicide as a way of atoning for some previous sin.
Adapted from Kathleen D.Mullen et al., Connections for Health , p.327
How do the authors answer their opening question?

• A) It's impossible to say what makes a person a candidate for suicide.
• B) Although it's not easy to identify those who will attempt suicide, there are some characteristics or experiences that are linked to suicidal behavior.
• C) So many factors contribute to suicidal behavior among teenagers, it's hard to determine which factors are particularly important.

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Definitions:

Attention

The ability to direct one’s awareness.

Reasoning

The mental process of generating conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises.

Cognitive Functioning

Refers to the capacity of the brain to process information, reason, remember, and relate objects and symbols.

Vascular

Relating to the body's network of blood vessels, including arteries, veins, and capillaries, responsible for the circulation of blood.