1. Describe the characteristics of children at risk of suicide. Include statistics related to children, suicide, and gender differences.(214) Young children who are at risk of suicide may have suffered the loss of a loved one or suffer from family stress, such as the parent being unemployed or is the victim of violence at the hands of a relative or family friend and is probably suffering from depression. These children are those who exhibit behaviors such as: running away from home, accident proneness, aggressive acting out, tantrums, self-criticism of others, low frustration tolerance, sleep problems, dark fantasies, daydreams , hallucinations, marked sleep disturbances. personality changes and overwhelming interest in death and suicide (Comer, 2013, pp. 302). These children are simply looking for an escape route to escape or reunite with a loved one. Suicide among children has increased over the past two years: more than 6% of deaths among children aged 10 to 14 are caused by suicide. Boys seem to outnumber girls in this case by a ratio of 5 to 1 and almost one child in 100 tries to harm themselves and many are hospitalized for destructive acts such as: stabbing or cutting themselves, trying to harm themselves. burning or shooting yourself, or even a drug overdose. medications and jumping from heights (Comer, 2013, p. 155). In the United States alone, 1 in 100,000 children commit suicide each year (Comer, 2013, pp. 301).ReferencesComer, RJ (2013) Abnormal Psychology, 8th ed. New York, NY: Worth Publishers.2. Describe the four (4) types of people who end their lives, according to Edwin Shneidman. Also include an original example of how each type of person might carry out suicide. (440) Before you answer...... middle of paper ...... question like what did you feel when so and so did you do that or what did you feel when you tried to kill yourself? Did you regret this decision when you attempted suicide. They would ask more questions than the ones I listed and maybe not those, but similar questions that they would use to compile the callers' suicide potential. After that, they would ask questions about the caller's family and friends, which they would use to reassure the caller that they are not alone, helpless, or ineffective and that they have resources . Finally, they would want to make a plan to continue counseling, either at the center or by telephone, and establish a contract where the caller promises not to attempt suicide or at least promise to reestablish contact if they consider to commit suicide again (Comer, 2013, pp. 310).ReferencesComer, RJ (2013) Abnormal Psychology, 8th ed. New York, NY: Worth Publishers.