PSYC 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Antisocial Personality Disorder, Protective Factor, Response Bias
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By the end of today"s class you should be able to: Identify factors associated with suicide among males and females: discuss sex differences in rates of suicide and suicide attempts, explain the gender paradox related to suicide, discuss methodological artifacts that may contribute to sex differences in mental health. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people b/n ages 15 and 24, death due to accidents is the number 1 cause. Both sexes use fire arms more than other methods of suicide; however, males are more likely than females to use firearms. Females are more likely than males to use poison. For any given method, suicide attempts are more likely to be fatal among males than females. Males are more successful at committing suicide than females no matter what method is employed. Some factors linked to someone wanting to take their own life: Marital status: people who are single or divorced are more likely to commit suicide.
