4.10e Suicide Awareness and Prevention Review Exercise

  1. True or False. Suicide is the number 1 cause of death for Americans.
  2. The group of personnel at most risk for suicide in the AF are males between the ages of            and             .
  3. One of the                                            signs of suicidal people is a drastic change in their behavior or personality and you or others notice it.
  4. True or False. When someone talks about committing suicide, take them seriously.
  5.              of people who die from suicide have made at least one other attempt already.
  6. True or False. Suicide is only a problem in the AF and in the US.
  7. Use the acronym                                          as a good way to remember the action steps for suicide prevention.
  8. True or False. If someone tells you they are suicidal you should always swear to secrecy.
  9. List 3 people/places to turn to for help if you are having suicidal thoughts:                                                                                   ,                                           .
  10. True or False. If someone is suicidal you should not lecture the person on the value of life.

Answers

1. False

2. 17, 24

3. warning

4. True

5. 80%

6. False

7. ACE

8. False

9. family, friends, supervisors, first sergeants, commanders; chaplains; AFRC, Mental Health Clinic, Family Advocacy Program and ADAPT

10. True