Author Question: In assessing suicide potential, it is important for the community mental health nurse to know which ... (Read 41 times)

asmith134 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

In assessing suicide potential, it is important for the community mental health nurse to know which of the following people are most prone to self-destructive behavior?

A) Unemployed professional workers
B) Single working women
C) Married elderly men
D) Caucasian teenagers

Question 2

It would be helpful for the parents of a suicidal adolescent to understand that the most frequent cause or motive for suicide in adolescents is what?

A) Progressive failure to adapt
B) Feelings of anger or hostility
C) Reunion wish or fantasy
D) Feelings of alienation or isolation

blakcmamba · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Professional workers who have become unemployed are at higher risk for suicide than other groups because of the multiple losses associated with losing their primary focus of self-identity.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
In adolescent clients, the developmental task is of a sense of belonging. When adolescents feel alienated or isolated, suicidal thoughts may emerge. In adolescence, therefore, the most common motives are feelings of alienation or isolation.