LESSON ONE
PRACTICE EXERCISE
The following items will test your grasp of the material covered in this lesson. There is only one correct
answer for each item. When you have completed the exercise, check your answers with the answer key
that follows. If you answer any item incorrectly, study again that part of the lesson which contains the
portion involved.
Situation: You are a chaplain assistant assigned to the post chapel at Fort Opportunity. As a part of
your duties, you have been designated by the senior chaplain to be a part of the UMT Suicide Prevention
Team. In order to properly perform your assignment to the team, you must know the principal causes of
suicide.
1.
Nearly 80 percent of those who attempt or commit suicide
a.
give some warning of their intentions.
b.
refuse to discuss such a painful issue.
c.
have acted on impulse.
d.
have not made any particular suicide plans.
2.
Self destructive behavior is more prevalent in the:
a.
winter.
b.
spring.
c.
summer.
d.
fall.
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