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Liberal Jeroen
on Dec 06, 2024Verified
Assume that a recent local suicide attempt was clearly a case of modeling. The person who would MOST likely model another's suicide would be a(n) :
A) preteen.
B) teenager.
C) middle-age adult.
D) older adult.
Modeling
A process of learning in which a person acquires responses by observing and imitating others. Also, a therapy approach based on the same principle.
Teenager
A person in the stage of development between childhood and adulthood, typically between the ages of 13 and 19.
Suicide Attempt
An act with the intention of causing one's own death, which does not result in death.
- Identify the contribution of modeling and the mechanism of social contagion in shaping suicidal conduct.
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Learning Objectives
- Identify the contribution of modeling and the mechanism of social contagion in shaping suicidal conduct.