To Help Prevent Individuals from Committing Suicide, You Should

question 246

Multiple Choice

To help prevent individuals from committing suicide, you should

• A)tell them to avoid thinking about suicide.
• B)establish rapport and offer genuine support.
• C)help them to narrow their options.
• D)try to convince them to stop feeling sorry for themselves.

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Definitions:

Neo-Freudians

Psychologists who were influenced by Sigmund Freud's theories but developed their own distinct psychological theories and ideologies, often emphasizing social and cultural factors over biological bases of personality.

Freud's Theory

A set of psychoanalytic theories developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasize the roles of unconscious motivations, childhood experiences, and sexual and aggressive drives in shaping personality.

Self-actualizers

Individuals who have realized and fulfilled their potential, achieving self-fulfillment and peak experiences as described by Maslow.

External Authority

The influence or control exerted by an outside force or body, often seen in organizational or societal structures.