1-110Melissa Is Severely Depressed and Wants to Commit Suicide

question 73

Multiple Choice

1-110.Melissa is severely depressed and wants to commit suicide.If she is typical of most individuals who commit suicide,

• A)she is determined to kill herself and will choose a lethal means such as a gun to ensure that she is successful.
• B)she is ambivalent about committing suicide.
• C)she will change her mind at the last minute and reexamine her problems in a more objective fashion.
• D)she will show no outward signs of her distress.

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