KAPLAN AND SADOCK'S
KAPLAN AND SADOCK'S EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GET IT RIGHT.
33.1 which of the following d/o is the axis 2 diagnosis most closely associated w/
suicide?
a. mood disorders
b. antisocial personality d/o
c. borderline personality d/o
d. substance abuse d/o
e. schizophrenia Answer >>>> c. borderline personality d/o
33.2 suicidal behavior
a. occurs more frequently in the biological relatives of adoptees who
commit suicide than in the adoptive relatives
b. has been found to have the same concordance rate in dizygotic as in
monozygotic twins
c. is not associated w/ a family hex of suicide
d. tends not to be familial
e. none of the above Answer >>>> a. occurs more frequently in the
biological relatives of adoptees who commit suicide than in the adoptive relatives
33.3 suicide rates
a. has remained relatively stable except for 15-24 you., whose rates have
decreased 2-3 fold
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b. make suicide the 11th leading cause of death in the US
c. reflex about 10,000 suicides each year in the US
d. has averaged 5/1,000,000 in the 20th century
e. none of the above Answer >>>> b. make suicide the 11th leading cause
of death in the US
33.4 true statements about suicide in elderly individuals include
a. compared w/ other age groups, pal 65 yrs. of age and older have the
highest risk of committing suicide
b. the suicide rate for elderly pal is more than 10 x's that of young persons
c. the least frequent means of committing suicide in elderly individuals is w/
a firearm
d. alcoholism is less likely to be associated w/ suicide in elderly individuals
than in younger pal
e. all of the above Answer >>>> a. compared w/ other age groups, pal 65
yrs. of age and older have the highest risk of committing suicide
33.5 suicide among schizophrenic patients
a. is most frequently secondary to command hallucinations
b. occurs most often in the later years of the illness
c. occurs most often in older female pts
d. is appx 10%
e. is low Answer >>>> d. is appx 10%
33.6 which of the following statements about gender differences in suicide
is false?
KAPLAN AND SADOCK'S EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GET IT RIGHT.
33.1 which of the following d/o is the axis 2 diagnosis most closely associated w/
suicide?
a. mood disorders
b. antisocial personality d/o
c. borderline personality d/o
d. substance abuse d/o
e. schizophrenia Answer >>>> c. borderline personality d/o
33.2 suicidal behavior
a. occurs more frequently in the biological relatives of adoptees who
commit suicide than in the adoptive relatives
b. has been found to have the same concordance rate in dizygotic as in
monozygotic twins
c. is not associated w/ a family hex of suicide
d. tends not to be familial
e. none of the above Answer >>>> a. occurs more frequently in the
biological relatives of adoptees who commit suicide than in the adoptive relatives
33.3 suicide rates
a. has remained relatively stable except for 15-24 you., whose rates have
decreased 2-3 fold
, KAPLAN AND SADOCK'S
b. make suicide the 11th leading cause of death in the US
c. reflex about 10,000 suicides each year in the US
d. has averaged 5/1,000,000 in the 20th century
e. none of the above Answer >>>> b. make suicide the 11th leading cause
of death in the US
33.4 true statements about suicide in elderly individuals include
a. compared w/ other age groups, pal 65 yrs. of age and older have the
highest risk of committing suicide
b. the suicide rate for elderly pal is more than 10 x's that of young persons
c. the least frequent means of committing suicide in elderly individuals is w/
a firearm
d. alcoholism is less likely to be associated w/ suicide in elderly individuals
than in younger pal
e. all of the above Answer >>>> a. compared w/ other age groups, pal 65
yrs. of age and older have the highest risk of committing suicide
33.5 suicide among schizophrenic patients
a. is most frequently secondary to command hallucinations
b. occurs most often in the later years of the illness
c. occurs most often in older female pts
d. is appx 10%
e. is low Answer >>>> d. is appx 10%
33.6 which of the following statements about gender differences in suicide
is false?
