If Someone You Know Discloses That He or She Is

question 143

Multiple Choice

If someone you know discloses that he or she is contemplating suicide, your goal should be to ______.

• A) try to intervene on your own
• B) get them to seek some professional help
• C) leave them alone to sort through their thoughts and feelings
• D) show them how crazy or misguided a suicide attempt would be

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Definitions:

Respondent Behaviors

Actions that are automatic reactions to certain stimuli, often used in the context of classical conditioning in psychology.

Unique Cluster

A distinctive group or combination of elements that are brought together based on specific characteristics or criteria.

Variable-Interval

A type of reinforcement schedule in which reinforcements are given to a response at unpredictable time intervals.

Fixed-Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified number of responses, commonly used in behavior analysis.