Ellen would be consider as “a person who intentionally end her own life” under Shneidman’s taxonomy.
3. What factors are present that may trigger a suicide attempt by Ellen?
Ellen has recently lost her mother and her boyfriend left her for a student that was younger. This happen within the same week. She is socially withdrawn from her family and friends. She did have a good relationship with her daughter. However, she currently feels alone and worthless. Ellen’s family history could be a factor and trigger for her to attempt to commit suicide. Her father was alcoholic. She did not receive affection from her parents. Her mom did not approve of her education choice, mistreated her, and they resented her. She has constant thoughts of suicide
INTRODUCTION: This case involves the suspect being arrested for public intoxication and unable to care for himself in violation of PC 647(f)-Public Intoxication. The suspect was later placed on a WIC 5150-Mental Health Hold. INVESTIGATION:
Her most severe symptoms of anger, fear, and shame are leading her to self harming behaviors such as suicide, burning, and overdosing on prescription medication and alcohol. I believe that treating these symptoms to include fear of abandonment, rejection, and being alone would minimize her self-harming behavior. These symptoms are complex due to her early sexual abuse and rape. She has been diagnosed with BPD, PTSD, and Alcohol Use Disorder. Furthermore, she has many symptoms under the criteria of PTSD such as: Intrusive memories; dissociative reactions; recurrent distressing dreams; avoidance of external reminders; inability to remember parts of the traumatic event; persistent negative emotional state (depression, anger, and anxiety); feeling detached; self destructive behaviors; problems with concentration; sleep difficulties; significant distress and impairment in relationships (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
Shonquasia responded well to the intervention. Shonquasia continues to make progress towards her goals. Shonquasia stated, that she was suspended from school for 5days because she was involved in fight with student. Shonquasia stated, that her fighting was justified because the student was spreading rumors about her that was not true. Shonquasia stated that the student was tell other students that she had a sexual transmitted disease.
Shonquasia responded well to the intervention. Shonquasia continues to make progress toward her goals. Shonquasia stated, anger, loneliness, hate, and board. Shonquasia stated that she fell angry almost every day. Shonquasia stated that she is upset that she seat was changed on the school bus and she cannot do anything about it.
Ronda Reynolds from childhood was determined to become the first Washingtonian state trooper. Although she had high dreams she barely had a chance to explore them. Ronda did not have good taste in men and for that reason she was divorced once and almost completed a second one. On the last night of her second marriage, she was found with gun shot in the head. The county police department declared it a suicide; however, her mother, Barb Thompson, never truly accepted that her daughter committed suicide.
he child's maternal grandmother stated Anna has a history of domestic violence, drug use, and suicidal ideation. The reporter stated Anna has been diagnosed as bipolar and is currently on suicide watch by local law enforcement. Tamara stated Anna was recently released from jail and had plans to spend time with the victim and the reporter while she gets back on track and pick up her medications. Anna left the home on 10/20/15 and has not returned and the reporter has received text messages from Anna stating plans to take her life and heard from others that at this time Anna may be suicidal and plans to come pick up Addyson. Tamara stated she's had custody of Addyson all her life and contacted her lawyer; Ms. Wright's lawyer told her there was
You Cannot Choose Your Family Have you ever thought about your mental, social health and your mental growth? In the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, it is brought up that the people who are around the main character, Melinda, affect her mental, social health, and her mental growth. How family and friends or even the people we hardly know can make an impact on our lives in both negative and positive ways. Melinda demonstrates this throughout the entire book. “I bet they’d be divorced by now if I hadn’t been born.
Ellen knows that she is not going to live with her abusive father forever, she believes that she will find a loving family that will take her in and a place to call home. When Ellen goes to Church she notices a foster mother with many children. “I went to church and figured that the woman with all the girls lined up by her had to be the new mama for me and then I looked up and thanked the lord for sending me that dress. I said I look like I am worth something today and she will notice the dress first and then me inside it and say to herself I sure would like to have a girl like her”.
Embracing Judgment: Keiski and Kingston Reflect on Their Challenges as Positive Experiences Gina Parducci EngComp 3 Popham 1/27/2023 From infancy to teenage life, growing up presents plenty of difficulties, confusion, and isolating moments. Figuring out life can seem daunting, and like each person must fend for themselves. Looking back on ourselves as children we can remember embarking on the journey of growing up, yet those challenges shaped us into what we represent today. The stories “Suicides Forgotten Victims” by Lisa Keiski and The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston, reflect on topics of suicide and Chinese culture respectively, yet both depict scenes of alienation transpired by society, authority
Keiski acknowledges that, “Individual therapy with a psychologist or psychiatrist is probably the most common form of treatment for people suffering from any sort of depression or need help through a crisis.” (95). In most cases, suicide is a result of how lonely the victim may feel since they may not fully receive the love and care they deserve. Hence, it is important that professional caretakers reach out to them since they may feel too embarrassed of their negative thoughts. Directly connecting to this idea, most times family members and friends are not too sure about how to address this with the victim since they do not really know how to help.
1. List five warning signs for each of the clients in the case studies (10 points) Case #1John 1. Sleep difficulties and increased agitation. 2. Lack of social activity.
Many suicides could be linked with teen stress and responsibility. Teen responsibility can mean a lot of different things whether it is from getting/keeping a part-time job, being the “popular kid”, or just trying to keep grades up. All of these tasks are a lot easier said than done. It can get so stressful that someone doesn’t think it can be done and just gives up on life, and those around them. Sometimes having all that responsibility on top of normal chores and hormones can feel like WAY too much for one person to take and it might honestly feel like suicide is the only way
One in five people in America suffer from a form of a mental health disorder (Mental health). Many people, especially children, develop severe mental illnesses which are usually left untreated for a very long time. Mental illness is becoming more and more common in today’s society. With more younger kids becoming vulnerable to possible mental health disorders, schools should be taking note. Schools in the United States should require mental health screenings; mental health problems can start very early on in life, school violence could be prevented, and suicide rates could go down.
Suicide. The action of killings oneself intentionally. A word synonymous with despair and tragedy, this act may be taken due to several reasons but if focused on a particular demographic, such as college students, the reasons may be clearer. It is widely accepted that causes of suicides are largely (if not completely) mentally related. With high amounts of stress and pressure coupled with ever amounting expectations on still developing minds, it does not seem difficult to correlate why the rates of suicide among college students is steadily increasing.
Amy presents with extreme anxiety bordering on depression. Her demeanour and body language reflect fear and reluctance to share her life story. As a counsellor I am faced by such situations numerous times whereby active listening and non judgemental questioning break the ice. Empathy and building rapport is essential to establish a therapeutic relationship. Amy's trajectory is full of mistrust and dysfunctional relationships.