Author Question: What does research suggest about the mindset of people who are suicidal? In particular, where do ... (Read 24 times)

anshika · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

What does research suggest about the mindset of people who are suicidal? In particular, where do suicidal people stand in terms of their self-awareness, their level of emotionality, and the levels of meaning at which they are thinking?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which company was rated the best company to work for (based on employee input) by Fortune in2014, and why?

a. Facebook, because of the popularity of the application for users worldwide
b. Amazon, because of the financial stability of the company and potential for future growth
c. Apple, because of the extreme competitiveness in the workplace, which fosters employee pride
d. Google, because of the attitudes of the executives towards their employees in terms of benefits and culture

upturnedfurball · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

a . Suicide usually begins with a perceived discrepancy between reality (a person's current circumstances) and some set of expectations or other standards. People who are suicidal do not feel that they are living up to their potential (or to the standards that they would like to live up to), and tend to feel miserable and hopeless about the future.
b. Self-awareness tends to be very high, and very aversive. Committing suicide can in some cases be interpreted as a means by which to escape from painful self-awareness.
c. In terms of emotionality, those who are suicidal tend to feel numb and emotionally disconnected rather than sad or angry.
d. They also tend to be focused on low levels of meaning (which helps them to stay emotionally disconnected and to more readily engage in suicidal behavior).

Answer to Question 2

D