Essay Gaia, Suicide and Suicide Prevention David Lester The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, USA Submitted to SOL: 16th January 2012; accepted: 14th June 2012; published: 18th June 2012 Abstract: The Gaia Hypothesis, in which the Earth is viewed as a self-regulating system, is explored for its implications for suicidology. Seven questions are raised by applying the Gaia Hypothesis to suicidal behavior: (1) Is suicide ever a rational act? (2) How common is burdensomeness as a motive
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Suicide is tragic. It hurts those left behind, who are often left wondering why. It represents the ultimate, irreversible act of giving up, running from problems rather than facing them. Some would say—and some have said—that, for these reasons and more, suicide is stupid, pointless, and meaningless. This is far too casual a judgment, too dismissive of the pain the suicidal person experienced (or is experiencing), and grossly insensitive to the living who lost a loved one in this horrific and bewildering
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Teen Suicide Brian returns from another day of high school. This time, he got beat up by the same, usual kids and all of his belongings were missing. He remembered that his parents are not home from work, so being as an only child, he knew this was the only chance he had. He traveled down towards the basement where his dad keeps his guns for hunting. He grabs a gun and loads it. He places his fingers on the trigger and places the gun on his temple. Is it really worth it? No, never. Millions of
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emotional crises is very recognizable and it’s treatable. About 800,000 people in the world commit suicide and 30,000 of those people is in the United States. Suicide is a big deal in our society, yet we tend to never talk about it. Depression is the one of the main causes for suicide and usually that depression is untreated, undiagnosed, or ineffectively treated. Males make up 79 percent of all suicides, while women are more prone to having suicidal thought. Males in our society are trained to keep
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Suicide can affect every age group. There are many reasons why someone would be driven to commit suicide and there are three articles that explain different situations of suicide. The three articles that focus on different aspects and situations of suicide are “Social Hopelessness and College Student Suicide Ideation,” “Suicide Attempts in Children and Adolescents in the Welfare System,” and “Tommy.” In the article, “Social Hopelessness and College Student Suicide Ideation,” by Marnin
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Essay on suicide In my essay I will be writing about suicide and its effect on family and friends. Whether it should be allowed for someone to end their life. Scottish statistics Although there has been a 22 % decrease, over the years, suicide is still one of the biggest killers in Scotland. Men are more likely to commit suicide than women, Around three-quarters of all probable suicides are men: 76% and between 72% and 77% in every year since 1990. Strangely people who are older are also more likely
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Suicide name here Central Texas College People commit suicide every day in the world. It is an ugly but truthful thing in the world as we know it today. Some people's situations put them in a more likely position to commit suicide. People commit suicide for many different reasons. Most people would say there's never a reason to commit suicide. Others would say you can never truly know until you're faced with certain situations. Some would say almost all of suicides are
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Suicide in Young Adults For decades, suicide has been labeled as a serious mental illness, in result can cause an individual to take his or her own life. What exactly is suicide? What is mental illness? Suicide is the process of purposely ending one's own life. The way societies view suicide can vary widely according to religion and culture. For example, many Western cultures, as well as Judaism, Islam, and Christianity view killing oneself as a negative. One myth about suicide that
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix E Suicide Respond to the following based on the information in the “Suicide Rates by Age Group” article: 1. What has been the trend in suicide rates over the past few years? From 1999 to 2002 the suicide rate has declined. Paying special attention to antidepressants that were said to be the cause of most suicides. 2. What part of the U.S. has the highest suicide rate? The highest rates of suicide in the U.S. was in the west at 14.7 per 100,000 people.
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Third Floor Bedroom Maybe it was the stinging of her eyes which released the salty warm tears to fall gently to the bottom of her cheeks, or the ache in her heart which seemed to antagonistically develop with each breath she took. But as she looked at her pale, dull, and white face in the mirror, there was no doubt that something was going on inside her, something so evil that no one ever noticed. From a young age she was teased for being an accident. She was never supposed to be living in this
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Risk Factors that cause Suicide 1. Depression/mental disorders that originate from substance abuse – 90% 2. Stressful life events 3. Prior suicide attempt 4. Family history of suicide 5. Family history of mental disorders or substance abuse 6. Family violence including physical or sexual abuse 7. Firearms in home -> method used in more than ½ the suicides 8. History of incarceration 9. Exposure to the suicidal behaviors of others – includes family members & close
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What comes to mind when the topic of suicide is brought up? Does a friend, a loved one, or a person seen on the news come to mind? Thirty-four thousand people commit suicide each year. Depression is a key factor in suicide. However, rather it is depression or having a bad week it seems to most people, suicide has came to most people’s thoughts throughout out their life at least once. It is the thought of knowing right at that moment, that individual, can control their own outcome in life; death or
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Have you ever noticed your friends acting different, or un-happy? Did you just let it go, like most people do these days? Well, maybe you shouldn’t. Suicide is an extremely deep dark problem, that many families, friends, and peers face. Suicide affects everyone, daily, monthly, yearly. Take Sadie’s story for an example: They all described it, as a normal Christmas morning. Everyone was happy, and presents were all around the house. Sadie got everything she wanted, and asked to go ride her skateboard
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According to MedlinePlus, suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for children between 10 and 14 and the 2nd leading cause of death for children between 15 and 24. Some of these suicides have been triggered by bullying in school. A teacher can do the following to prevent or eliminate bullying in school and hopefully help raise well-adjusted students that are capable to live together without HIB between each other. Mrs. Allen states in her research that new teachers are often unprepared to deal
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First Nation communities across Canada are experiencing a surge in suicide and suicide attempts, particularly among those aged 15-24. Consequently, First Nation youths within this age group are more than five to seven times more likely to commit suicide than their non- First Nation peers (Mark,2013). Although these statistics are grim, suicide ideation (thoughts of seriously considering suicide) among adults is equally worrisome (Mark, 2013). A 2008-10 survey conducted by the First Nations Information
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is too hard to handle, or you have absolutely nothing to live for? Thoughts like these plague the minds of people around the world every day, and some people actually act on those thoughts. Suicide is defined as the act of voluntarily and intentionally taking one’s own life. Some people might say that suicide is involuntary; that the victims don’t want to die; they just can’t find another solution to an unbearable dilemma. My love for the human mind lead me to further pursue this idea. There is a
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Suicide According to the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2009 suicide (an individual taking his or her owns life) was the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. Suicide accounted for approximately 34,598 deaths. Suicide is a health problem that can be prevented. Mental Health Counselors play an important role in preventing clients from committing suicide. This paper will address what techniques a counselor can use to determine if a client is suicidal,
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Teen Suicide One of the leading causes of death amongst teenagers is suicide. Teen suicide is a very serious subject in the United States today. It is important to notice that the amount of suicides has increased in the last few years. In a lot of ways teen suicide can be prevented, in order to make this happen; what leads to make a teen have this state of mind, the causes, and treatments to it need to be taken in account. Many things can lead to a young adult wanting to take his or her life. One
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Brunner English 5-6 Teen suicide is the third largest cause of death in the ages fifteen and twenty-four. In 2003, there were a total of 3,988 recorded cases of teen suicide. This number has tripled since 1952 and is expected to increase in future years. Teen suicide is a huge problem in our society, there are many effects of suicide and there are also many ways to prevent suicide. Suicide has many causes, preventions, and ways to notice a teen who is depressed. “Most suicides are Psychological,” says
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we want all the details of the story. However, when it comes to real life we usually want to skip right to our happily ever after. Some people however, never make it that far. Each year, 34,598 people die by suicide, an average of 94 completed suicides every day. More people die by suicide than by homicide which is only 18,361 a year in the United States. Now every fairytale we have ever heard in our life dealt with some sort of real life element. Cinderella unveiled abuse and neglect, Snow White
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Findley suggests that many soldiers experience drives to suicide by their experiences in the war. One such character is Captain Taffler, he lost both arms due to a grenade and was brought to a hospital in England. He tried to take his life by "rubbing his wounds to make them bleed. The stumps where his arms had been, were raw and one of them was pumping blood in spurts across the floor" (Findley 152). Taffler attempts to commit suicide to escape his misery and painful existence. On top of that, soldiers
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About Teen Suicide When a teen commits suicide, everyone is affected. Family members, friends, teammates,neighbors,and sometimes even those who didn't know the teen well might experience feelings of grief, confusion, guilt — and the sense that if only they had done something differently, the suicide could have been prevented. About 10,000 teens committee suicide a year.Teen suicide is a very real issue today in the United States. It is important to recognize the fact that the suicide rate amongst
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Suicide in America’s Armed forces is an inner crisis that demands heavy amount of attention for all troops foreign and domestic along with each family member. There are various factors associated with psychological disorders on and off the battlefields to include an ineffective transition period that contributors to self-inflicted deaths of service members and veteran. For many decades, various research have been conducted by healthcare and public service professional trying to determine factors
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English 104 - 407 25 October 2014 Assisted Suicide The concept of assisted suicide may seem twisted to those who do not understand. It may seem wrong for someone to end the life of another person upon their request. The problem with this is that some cannot bring death upon themselves due to disease or illness that prevents them from doing so. These situations are either fixed or prolonged with or without the practice of assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is brought on by a lethal drug, gun, or other
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Teen Suicide In today's society teen suicide is a major issue. Many young adult are taking their own life away for many causes. Each year the number of teen suicide is increasing rapidly. Every time in the news there's story of teen suicide.Teen often feels that being suicidal is the only way out of their problem. Some teens will show signs of suicidal, parents watch out for those signs. Two main causes of teen suicide is bullying and depression, this affects their love ones. The first cause
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Suicide Risks Cynthia Thomas PSY303: Abnormal Psychology Instructor Belinda Atchison September 3, 2013 Suicide Risks Have you ever felt like the world was tumbling in on you and that no matter what you did you just could not seem to get ahead? Have you had trouble just making yourself get out of the bed and do simple mundane things like take a shower or walk to the mailbox to check the mail? Can you even imagine that your life seemed so troubled that the only peace or happiness you could
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Antigone, suicide is eminent in the story when a main character committed suicide it cause other character’s to do the same thing. From Oedipus’s wife/mother, Jocasta hanging herself when Oedipus finds out that he married his own mother and murdered his own father causing him to stab his eyes out. The deaths of Eteocles and Polyneices unintentionally causing Iseme to refuse to help Antigone bury Polneices, Antigone to commit suicide, causing her fiancé Haemon, and his mother‘s suicide as well. In
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Suicide as an Option Suicide is a last and final resort for people who see no other option or point in their life; often times, people feel trapped or enclosed in their life by indestructible rules or restrictions. The Hours by Michael Cunningham depicts a character named Laura Brown in the 1950s, who is weighed down by her duties as a mother and a wife. Similarly,The Awakening by Kate Chopin presents a character in the 19th century, Edna Pontellier, who confirms reality with suicide to defy being
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Throughout Act One of Hamlet written by Shakespeare, there were many interesting characters and themes. One topic that had me really fascinated was the topic of suicide. One thing that really interested me while I was reading act one, was when Hamlet was referencing to talks of suicide. After King Hamlet's death, Hamlet was having a really tough time adjusting to life without him. Then when his mother married King Hamlet's brother Claudius, Hamlet was even more mad. Hamlet's mother and Claudius
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Suicide Veterans attempting to reintegrate into civilian life are at a high risk of suicide. In a study conducted by Ahern et al. (2015), it was found that 10 of 24 veteran participants responded that their civilian lives lacked meaning and purpose. In general, Kang et al (2015) found that in comparison to general population suicides, veterans, combat and non-combat, are 41% to 61% at a higher risk of suicide. Kang et al (2015), also found that for veterans, the factor of deployment to the Iraq
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