Which Individual in the Emergency Department Should Be Considered at the Highest

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at the highest risk for completing suicide?

• A) An adolescent Asian-American girl with superior athletic and academic skills who has asthma
• B) A 38-year-old single African-American female church member with fibrocystic breast disease
• C) A 60-year-old married Hispanic man with 12 grandchildren who has type 2 diabetes
• D) A 79-year-old single white man with cancer of the prostate gland

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Definitions:

Automatic Processes

Mental activities that occur without conscious awareness or control, often as a result of learning and repetition.

Self-serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute successes to personal characteristics and failures to external factors.

Situational Factors

External influences or conditions that affect decision-making, behavior, or performance in varying scenarios.

External-unstable Factor

refers to outside influences that can affect behavior or outcomes but are inconsistent and unpredictable, such as luck or chance.