A breakdown of coping skills, emotional turmoil, a distorted view of life
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Suicide
A self-inflicted death in which one makes an intentional, direct, and conscious effort to end ones life
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Death Seeker
A person who clearly intends to end their lives at the time they attempt suicide
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Death Initiator
A person who intends to end their life believing that the process of death is already under way and that theyre simply hastening the process
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Death Ignorer
A person who doesnt believe that their self-inflicted death will mean the end of their existence
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Death Darer
A person who experiences mixed feelings or ambivalence about their intent to die
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Subintentional Deaths
When people play indirect, covert, partial, or unconscious roles in their own deaths
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Retrospective Analysis
A kind of psychological autopsy in which clinicians and researchers piece together data from the suicide victims past
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Immediate Stress
Loss of loved one, loss of a job, significant financial loss, stress caused by natural disasters
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Social Isolation
Those without social supports are particularly vulnerable to suicidal thinking and actions
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Psychache
A feeling of psychological pain that seems intolerable to the person
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Hopelessness
A pessimistic belief that their present circumstances, problems, or mood will not change
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Dichotomous Thinking
Viewing problems and solutions in rigid either/or terms
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Postvention
Postsuicide programs that hold therapy sessions for recruits that had been close to the suicide victims
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Egoistic Suicides
Carried out by ppl over which society has little or no control
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Alturistic Suicides
Carried out by ppl who are so integrated into the social structure that they intentionally sacrifice their lives for its well-being
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Anomic Suicides
Carried out by ppl whose social environment fails to provide stable structures to support and give meaning to life
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Anomie
A societal condition that leaves people without a sense of belonging
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Interpersonal Theory of Suicide
People will be inclined to pursue suicide if they have perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and a psychological capability to carry out suicide
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Perceived Burdensomeness
Believe that their existence places a heavy and permanent burden on their family, friends, and even society
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Thwarted Belongingness
Feel isolated and alienated from others
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Suicide Prevention Program
A program that tries to identify people who are at risk of killing themselves and to offer them crisis intervention
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suicide hotlines
24-hr telephone services in which callers reach a counselor who provides services under the supervision of a mental health professional
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Paraprofessional
A person trained in counseling but without a formal degree
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Crisis Intervention
A treatment approach that tries to help people in a psychological crisis to view their situation more accurately, make better decisions, act more constructively, and overcome the crisis
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Crisis Text Line
Nonprofit crisis intervention service that offers text counseling in partnership with hotlines
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Trevor Lifeline
A nationwide, around-the-clock hotline available for LGTBQ teenagers who are thinking about suicide