Humanities Homework Help

What are some of the warning signs of suicide? What preventative measures should we undertake when someone is suicidal? Here are six statements about suicide: Which ones do you believe are true and why?

1. People who talk about suicide rarely follow through and actually attempt or commit suicide.

2. People who are suicidal will remain suicidal their entire lives.

3. Almost all suicides take place with little or no warning.

4. Talking about suicide often precipitates a desire to follow through and do it.

5. Giving away valued possession is a clue that a person may be considering suicide.

6. Someone who is recovering from severe depression and suddenly develops a positive outlook on life rarely commits suicide.

Answer your question thoroughly and cite one outside source (your textbook, on-line resources, journals, etc