| 1. The following are true: |
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| A. Durkheim wrote about ecological views on suicide |
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| B. Esquirol suggested a psychiatric viewpoint on suicide |
T |
| C. Durkheim suggested altruistic, egoistic, and analytic types of suicide |
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| D. Thomas Browne coined the term ‘suicide’ |
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| E. In the Health of the Nation UK 1992, the Government set out plans to reduce suicide in the mentally ill by 15 % |
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| 2. Associations of suicide include: |
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| A. Unemployment |
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| B. High rates in winter months |
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| C. Highest rates in lowest social group |
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| D. Low rates in upper social class |
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| E. Increased rates in vets |
T |
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| 3. Increased rates have been reported with: |
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| A. Renal dialysiss |
T |
| B. SLE |
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| C. Epilepsy |
T |
| D. Patients with high cholesterol |
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| E. Peptic ulcer |
T |
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| 4. Features contributing to higher rates among the prison population include: |
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| A. Prisoners convicted of minor crimes |
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| B. Prisoners on remand |
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| C. Previous psychiatric history |
T |
| D. Short sentence |
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| E. Hanging is least common method |
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| 5. Risk factors in depression include: |
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| A. Panic attacks |
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| B. Delusions |
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| C. Persistent insomnia |
T |
| D. Hopelessness |
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| E. Agitation |
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| 6. Risk factors in schizophrenia include: |
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| A. Older patient |
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| B. Low level of premorbid function |
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| C. Ongoing psychosis |
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| D. Akathisia |
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| E. Short duration of illness |
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| 7. Risk factors in alcohol dependence include: |
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| A. Female |
F |
| B. Younger age (less than 40) |
F |
| C. Period of abstinence prior to attempt |
F |
| D. Unemployment |
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| E. Currently married |
F |
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| 8. Risk factors in neurotic illness include: |
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| A Obsessive compulsive disorder |
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| B. Panic disorder |
T |
| C. Anorexia |
T |
| D. PTSD |
T |
| E. Bulimia |
T |
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| 9. DSH is more common in: |
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| A. Females |
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| B. Lower social classes |
T |
| C. Asian subcultures |
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| D. Rural areas |
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| E. Over 35 years |
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| 10. Predictors of repetition of DSH include: |
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| A. Male sex |
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| B. Personality disorder |
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| C. Alcoholism |
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| D. Previous DSH |
T |
| E. Intact personality |
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