Week 8 - Student Supplied MCQ's

Question 1

According to ‘ABS Causes of Death, Australia 2022, release date 2021 (annual review)’, how many lives are estimated to be lost per day due to suicide? A. 14-15 B. 6-7 C. 11-12 D. 8-9 lives E. 2-3

Answer 1

D - 8-9 lives

Question 2

Within Western society, which of the following deaths would be considered abnormal to grieve? A. A spouse B. A sibling C. A close friend D. A child E. A parent

Answer 2

C - A close friend

Question 3

According to Usher et al. (2021), what are the key characteristics of Indigenous resilience? A. Individual, social, cultural and community influences B. Individual, familial, cultural and community influences C. Individual, connectedness, cultural and community influences D. Intrapersonal, interpersonal, cultural and community influences E. Intrapersonal, familial, cultural and community influences

Answer 3

A - Individual, social, cultural and community influences

Question 4

What are the four risk judgements for suicide risk assessment? A. Prior risk, current risk, future risk, severity of risk B. Active risk, passive risk, future risk, protective factors C. Prior risk, current risk, available resources, foreseeable changes D. Risk status, risk state, available resources, foreseeable changes E. Active risk, passive risk, available resources, foreseeable changes

Answer 4

D - Risk status, risk state, available resources, foreseeable changes

Question 5

How do Indigenous people in Australia typically cope with adversity and grief? A. Through individual therapy B. By participating in cultural practices C. By avoiding discussions of grief D. With medical interventions E. By isolating themselves from their community

Answer 5

B - By participating in cultural practices

Question 6

What might be a way that Indigenous communities in Australia promote resilience? A. Participating in solitary activities B. Maintaining isolation from their community C. Removing themselves from cultural storytelling D. Cultural connection and traditional practices E. Using Western mental health therapies

Answer 6

D - Cultural connection and traditional practices

Question 7

How do social norms in Western society affect grief? A. They have little impact B. They encourage free expression C. They promote public displays of grief D. They support diverse grieving practices E. They pressure conformity and suppression

Answer 7

E - They pressure conformity and suppression

Question 8

What should clinicians do when working with people who are grieving? A. Normalise all grief responses B. Use pathology labels carefully C. Respect a person’s grieving style D. Challenge social norms that say we should suppress grief E. All of the above

Answer 8

E - All of the above

Question 9

Which is the best approach when conducting a suicide risk assessment? A. Categorising patients into low risk, medium risk, and high risk B. Using a predictive model to focus on short-term outcomes C. Breaking risk into four steps: risk status, risk state, available resources, and foreseeable changes D. Relying on a clinician’s intuition and past experience E. Predicting suicidal behaviour instead of working on intervention strategies

Answer 9

C - Breaking risk into four steps: risk status, risk state, available resources, and foreseeable changes