Carlos died by intentionally stepping in front of a bullet that was intended for another young man, for whom Carlos, as head of a platoon of soldiers in the Persian Gulf War, was responsible. Emile Durkheim would call this an example of:

A) anomic suicide.
B) egoistic suicide.
C) imitative suicide.
D) altruistic suicide.

Ans: D) altruistic suicide.

Psychology

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a. Megavitamin therapy b. Stimulant drugs c. Exposure therapy d. Psychoanalysis

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