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Evaluate the four definitions of suicide given in the text.
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Summarize the four types of suicide in the sociological model postulated by Émile Durkheim.
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Describe the psychological model of suicide with attention to the role of ambivalence and its implications for caregivers.
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Differentiate between intentioned, unintentioned, and subintentioned deaths, identifying at least two specific patterns in each category.
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Describe the influences of the sociocultural environment on suicidal behavior, both positive and negative.
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Assume that you are confronted by a person who tells you he or she is contemplating suicide. Make a list of the information you would like to obtain and discuss your plan of action for responding to