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berenicecastro

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Parasuicide refers to
 
  any self-destructive behavior.
  the serious consideration of suicide as an option.
  a deliberate act of self-destruction that does not end in death.
  assisting someone else in the act of suicide.

Question 2

Identify the accurate statement regarding suicide in the United States.
 
  The rate of suicides in young adolescents ages 10 to 14 is higher than is the
  rate for older adolescents ages 15 to 19.
  The suicide rate for adolescents has stayed essentially constant since 1962.
  More than 2 percent of adolescents ages 15 to 19 committed suicide in 2002.
  In 2006, the suicide rate for the elderly was more than twice the rate for
  teenagers.



kiamars2010

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Answer to Question 1

a deliberate act of self-destruction that does not end in death.

Answer to Question 2

In 2006, the suicide rate for the elderly was more than twice the rate for
teenagers.



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