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12.2 Increase Your Understanding of Suicidal Behavior

How much do you know about suicide? Here are a series of questions. Answer each one, comparing your answers with those provided by the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health. Scroll down the page and click on Suicide to bring up the information categories.

1
What percentage of college students who die by suicide are male?
2
Does suicide occur more frequently around the holidays? Why or why not?
3
What is the primary cause of suicide among college students? How would you explain its lethality?
4
Apart from speaking with a suicidal person and encouraging him or her to seek counseling, what else can you do to help prevent a suicide?
5
What is the most frequent method of suicide?
6
Is the frequency of use for a particular method the same for both men and women?
7
Where do you find the most difference in choice of method by gender?
8
When you have finished answering these questions, describe what you have learned.







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