Discuss the risk factors for adolescent suicide
What will be an ideal response?
Mood disorders, conduct disorder and substance abuse all increase the risk of both
nonfatal and fatal suicide attempts. If the adolescent has 2 or more of these, the risk for
completion of suicide is extremely high. Antidepressant medications slightly increase the
risk as well.
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a) anger b) bargaining c) denial d) reactive
Which of the following best describes the concept of a sensitive period for language learning?
a. a time period in which the learning of language must occur or it never will b. a time period in which the rules of language are best learned c. a time period in which children must be exposed to spoken language in order to learn it d. a time period in which the capacity for learning new words is especially pronounced