CH 13: Internalizing problems

Question 1

suicide rates in different ethnicities

Answer 1

-highest in Native Americans and lowest in whites; black and latino Americans fall somewhere in between

Question 2

risk factors of suicide

Answer 2

-depression
-family turmoil
-substance abuse
-relationship conflict

Question 3

what are the three pathways to suicide

Answer 3

1. chronic problems (constant family issues, ongoing substance abuse)
2. severe mental illness
3. acute crisis

Question 4

risk factors for eating disorders

Answer 4

-white
-middle to upper class
-cultures and media of thin ideal
-female

Question 5

treatment for anorexia versus bulimia

Answer 5

-anorexia is usually inpatient as is more life threatening and responds well to family therapy

-bulimia can usually be addressed in outpatient CBT

Question 6

what are some protective factors that increase resilience

Answer 6

-high intelligence
-having a caring adult in life
-religious beliefs
-good school climate

Question 7

resilience in EA

Answer 7

people who did not demonstrate resilience in childhood/adol and who may have engaged in harmful externalizing behaviors can still turn it around in EA

-because they can leave toxic environments
-more capable of making plans and following through
-better able to reappraise thoughts