A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching About Suicide

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching about suicide. Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?

• A) "Suicidal threats and gestures should be considered manipulative and/or attention-seeking."
• B) "Suicide is the act of a psychotic person."
• C) "All suicidal individuals are mentally ill."
• D) "Between 50 and 80 percent of all people who kill themselves have a history of a previous attempt."

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.