What Is the Best Course of Action When a Person

question 36

Multiple Choice

What is the best course of action when a person is threatening suicide and has a specific, workable plan?

• A)Document the incident in case the situation worsens, but take care not to overreact.
• B)Ask the person to accompany you to a mental health clinic or hospital emergency room.
• C)Be supportive and try to get day-by-day commitments from the person, such as meeting for lunch.
• D)Ignore the threat so that you don't reinforce death-obsessed verbalizations.

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Definitions:

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A creative group activity aimed at generating a broad range of ideas or solutions to a problem without immediate judgment or criticism.

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The practice of analyzing, evaluating, or expressing disapproval of faults or shortcomings.

Philip's 66

A technique used in group meetings where participants are broken down into smaller groups of six to discuss an issue for six minutes.