What are some of the conditions or warning signs of adolescents who may take their own lives?
What will be an ideal response?
There are numerous answers here. Parasuicide, suicidal ideation, and cluster
suicide could be mentioned, as well as depression and frequent fits of rage. The
following factors increase the likelihood that suicidal ideation will lead to a suicidal
plan, parasuicide, or death: availability of lethal means (especially guns), lack of
parental supervision, use of alcohol and other drugs, being male, and cultural
attitudes.
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According to the discussion of individual differences in Chapter 1 of your textbook,
a. behaviorists pay more attention to individual differences than cognitive psychologists do. b. cognitive psychologists now emphasize individual differences more than in earlier decades. c. cognitive psychologists have always studied psychological disorders more than they have studied developmental psychology. d. cognitive psychologists believe that research about individual differences has some practical applications, but individual differences are not theoretically interesting.
Summarize the research on why some people are heterosexual and some are homosexual. Your essay should include possible brain differences, prenatal factors, and genetic factors
What will be an ideal response?