Parasuicide

Annotated Bibliography Azim, F., Janapana, H., Rehmatullah, S., Shireen, F., & Temuri, H. (2014). Trauma Experience of Youngsters and Teens: A Key Issue in Suicidal Behavior Among Victims of Bullying? Pak J Med Sci , 30(1), 206-210. Suicide is a major health factor and problematic issue that is preventable, but is so prevalent in our youth that it is now one of the leading causes of death. Due to the dramatic increase in suicidality among our youth this article methodically breaks down and…

Literature Review Within this literature review, the focus is to show the suicide rates amongst African-Americans. Hispanic females in America have the highest rates of students who tried suicide in the nation, with a 12.8% prevalence rate. African-Americans, on the other hand, have a rate of 10.2% (CDC, 2015). This review will present three major sociocultural factors affecting African-Americans: the male population, female population, and youth population. African-Americans make up 12% of the…

The Real Cost Behind the Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Barrier In December of 2014, the California Board of Directors approved the funding of a seventy-six million dollar construction project that would install a suicide barrier under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. After many past years of protesting on behalf of the families who have lost loved ones, the panel finally voted in favor of endorsing the project, which was said to commence in March of 2015. Even by the start of 2016, delays…

“In 2009, a total of 2,989 males committed suicide (17.9 deaths per 100,000) compared to 901 females (5.3 deaths per 100,000). As these data show, males were three times more likely to commit suicide than females.” (Statistics Canada 2012). Some people might wonder that why those people are so silly to end of his or her life. Suicide is a complex mental action, one who voluntary take a variety of ways to end their lives. Also, why the data indicated the suicide rate males are higher than females…

Sylvia Plath is an American poet from the 50s and early 60s. Her work is very well known all over the world and she is loved by fans and critics alike. Plath was born in 1932. In her early life, her German immigrant father was always sick but would not seek treatment. Eventually, he was diagnosed with diabetes but it was too late. He died of complications during an amputation of his foot. As a Unitarian Christian, Plath lost faith after her father’s death and frequently questioned her religion.…

Japanese Literature Both writers, Dazai and Ibise, describe the war according to their experiences and those of the people around them. Both are very different but they shared same sentiments about what had happened to people however, their view about the outcome of the war and how they reacted to these results was extremely different. People address issues differently and react to situations in diverse ways just as these two writers did. Question 1 According to Dazai, his future and that of…

When an individual has a mental health disorder, the risk for self-injury or suicide increases. Suicide is the United States’ 10th leading cause of death, having 12.6 deaths per 100,000 individuals. It is also known that out of the estimated 1 million attempted suicides per year, approximately 90% of individuals who commit suicide successfully have a mental disorder than can potentially be treated. There are many factors that you can observe for to catch an individual preparing to kill…

Defense mechanisms are defined as coping strategies to deal with interpersonal stress or anxiety. According to Hovanesian and Isakov and Cervellione (2009), the different coping strategies and defense mechanisms are said to be used amongst these specific groups: individuals who have not experienced suicide ideations or attempts, individuals with suicide ideations but no attempts, and individuals who have attempted to commit suicide. There are different styles of defense mechanisms that can have…

Relationship between cyberbullying and suicide. Introduction Suicide is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Even though suicide rates decreased significantly in the recent years by 28.5 %, suicide is the second leading cause of death in teenagers from 10 to 24-year old. (CDC, 2017). In light of many recent highly publicized cases, there seem to be a strong link between suicide and bullying which involves cyberbullying and traditional bullying. However, many parents and…

When you hear the word suicide what do you think of? Suicide is the act in which someone kills themselves for many reasons. In the world today many teenagers are pushed to ledge of suicide because of bullying. Although we may not see it, many consider it everyday. There are many organizations that help support those who are suicidal. Not only there are organizations, there is also songs, movies or even books that can help support those in need. One song in particular is “Make It Stop” by Rise…