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What area of the brain is most often linked to violence among patients?  :-- Prefrontal- cortex Which personality disorder is often associated with self-harming behavior?  :-- BPD Know the risk factors associated with suicide among patients  :-- Family history of suicide Family histo...

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Maryville university: NURS661: Exam 3
Questions and Answers
What area of the brain is most often linked to violence among patients?


 :-- Prefrontal- cortex




Which personality disorder is often associated with self-harming behavior?


 :-- BPD




Know the risk factors associated with suicide among patients


 :-- Family history of suicide

Family history of child maltreatment

Previous suicide attempt(s)

History of mental disorders, particularly clinical depression

History of alcohol and substance abuse

Feelings of hopelessness

Impulsive or aggressive tendencies

Cultural and religious beliefs (e.g., belief that suicide is noble resolution of a personal dilemma)

Local epidemics of suicide

Isolation, a feeling of being cut off from other people

Barriers to accessing mental health treatment

Loss (relational, social, work, or financial)


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Physical illness

Easy access to lethal methods

Unwillingness to seek help because of the stigma attached to mental health and substance abuse

disorders or to suicidal thoughts

Single, living alone




Be able to identify protective factors among patients at risk for suicide


 :-- Effective clinical care for mental, physical, and substance abuse disorders

Easy access to a variety of clinical interventions and support for help seeking

Family and community support (connectedness)

Support from ongoing medical and mental health care relationships

Skills in problem solving, conflict resolution, and nonviolent ways of handling disputes

Cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide and support instincts for self-preservation




difference between suicidal gestures and self mutilation


 :-- **INTENT

**suicide: experiencing stressors for which they see no escape from, and choose to end life- feel

worthless and hopeless

** the infliction of pain reassures them that they are still alive, which is especially true if they are

experiencing emotional numbness or are feeling disconnected from the world around them.

Additionally, self-injury can result in a rush as a result of chemical changes in the brain, which

can easily become addictive and highly dangerous.


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What is self harm?


 :-- Self-harm is a form of mutilation while suicide is the deliberate act of taking one's

own life.




Know which medication has been linked to reducing suicidal ideation among patients


 :-- Lithium




Understand what lethality means


 :-- the capacity to cause death or serious harm or damage.




who are the patients with the highest lethality?


 :-- Narcissists




What compulsion is most commonly seen in patients with OCD?


 :-- Checking 63%

Washing 50%

Counting 36%

Need to ask or confess 31%

Symmetry and precision 28%

Hoarding 18%




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