PSYC 40111 Lecture 8: Chapter 9 Abnormal Psych
15 Oct 2018
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Suicide: suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the world, many more unsuccessful attempts compared to successful, rates are likely underestimated. Believe they may go to an afterlife- ex: cults who do mass suicide for religious reasons: death darers- people who have mixed feelings about death, they aren"t sure if they want to do it. They may not do something that lethal, or call people after they do it hoping they will stop them: one other category-subintentional deaths- a death in which the victim plays an indirect, hidden, or partial or unconscious role. It"s possi(cid:271)le that it is (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of the high steaks a(cid:374)d high stress. It can be hard to not bring the work home with them: these people have access to the means to attempt and commit, ses suicide, equally possible on both ends (high and low income)
