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Ovuga, Emilio B. L.; Mugisha, Xavier R. – 1987
Although no specific personality disorder seems responsible for suicide behavior, it has been suggested that hysterical personality could predispose to suicide behavior. Schizoid, anti-social and obsessoid rigid personalities have been linked to high risk suicide attempts. This study elicited response patterns and attitudes of South African…
Descriptors: Achievement, Attitudes, College Students, Foreign Countries
Culp, Wayne L. – 1988
A practicum was designed to train school counselors in recognizing the signs of suicide, assessing suicidal ideation, and managing a suicidal crisis. It was also designed to develop in counselors a more definitive idea of their role in a suicidal crisis. The primary goal was to increase counselors' confidence in their ability to assess and…
Descriptors: Competence, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Crisis Intervention
Van Dyke, Catherine A. – 1988
The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of the complex and growing problem of adolescent suicide. The annotated bibliography consists of 7 articles on recent facts and data, 10 articles on causes determined by research, 11 items on indicators seen in adolescents, and 14 documents on how educators can help. A lack of secure social…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Coping, Depression (Psychology)
Fairfax County Public Schools, VA. Dept. of Student Services and Special Education. – 1986
The development and implementation of an adolescent suicide prevention program at the Fairfax County Public Schools in 1982 is described. The major components of the program are described: (1) background; (2) organizing and planning; (3) resources; (4) workshops; (5) activities for students; and (6) evaluation and review. Emergency visits to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Shipman, Fred C. – The Practitioner, 1987
Suicide is the second (behind accidents) leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds. Schools are in a unique position to make a difference in suicide prevention by addressing three distinct phases of the problem: prevention, intervention, and post factum. Factors are identified that have a direct bearing on level of risk and should be…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Crisis Intervention, High School Students, Newsletters
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1987
In 1983, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 947 which authorized a statewide Youth Suicide Prevention School Program, including provisions for staff training, parent awareness, and a classroom curriculum. This document contains the four guides of the Youth Suicide Prevention School Program. The first guide, the Implementation and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Guides, High Schools, Inservice Education
McIntosh, John L.; Santos, John F. – 1981
Suicide rates vary greatly by sex and race, but the methods employed by these groups have not been studied closely and across time. Annual official national statistics for specific methods of suicide by sex and specific racial group were examined from 1923 to 1978. During this time period, shifts occurred in the proportions of suicides by method,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Behavior Patterns, Blacks
DiNapoli, Joan B. – 1977
The research question for this dissertation study was: Do behavioral outcomes identified in people who commit suicide exist in people who publicly exhibit productive behavioral outcomes and have not attempted suicide? More specifically, do selective affective and physiological behavioral outcomes identified in people who kill themselves exist is…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Characteristics, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns
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Leroux, Janice A. – Roeper Review, 1986
Analysis of insights of parents of gifted adolescent boys (N=8) who committed suicide found retrospective clues for potential suicide such as: lack of recognition/acceptance of individuality; effects of competition on self-esteem; lack of coping skills; and suicidal behavior of friends. (CB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Competition, Coping, Gifted
Van Patten, James J.; Siegrist, Jerry – 2000
School safety is a topic of national debate due to the severity of student violence in the last few years. While the percentage of violent incidences in schools nationwide has decreased, the problem resides in the increased severity of such crimes. Teachers are facing random acts of violence seldom faced in the past. This paper discusses…
Descriptors: Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation, Psychological Patterns
British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. – 1998
This resource guide is intended to assist schools in developing protocols for responding to critical incidents. It focuses on proactive plans to deal with the traumatic aftereffects of a critical incident which affects some or all of the members of a school community. The guide outlines a generic protocol which includes steps to be undertaken in…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Coping, Counseling Services, Elementary Secondary Education
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Emery, Paul E. – Adolescence, 1983
Discusses adolescent depression, suicide and parasuicidal behavior and suggests that these behaviors appear in a predetermined sequence. Uses a developmental perspective to weave together two patterns: identity formation, and a three-phase process of adolescent maturation specific to each individual. Attempts to integrate clinical findings and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Depression (Psychology)
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Schotte, David E.; Clum, George A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1982
Examined a model of suicide behavior in college-aged suicide ideators. Results indicate that college-student suicide ideators are under higher levels of negative life stress, are more hopeless, and have higher levels of depression. Poor problem-solvers under high stress were higher on suicide intent than other groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Divergent Thinking
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Shneidman, Edwin S. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1981
Contains 10 articles discussing various issues relating to suicide. Discusses difficulties in defining suicide and a psychological theory of suicide. Reports on suicide among the gifted and discusses cognitive processes and styles relating to suicide. Discusses the psychological autopsy, psychotherapy with suicidal patients, and care of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
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Ross, Charlotte P. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1980
Consultation to school personnel following student suicides led to a program of prevention through training school personnel. The program increased the ability of resource persons available to adolescents--teachers, counselors and school nurses--to recognize signs of suicidal depression and to respond effectively to suicidal students. (Author)
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, High School Students, Mental Health Programs, Prevention
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