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Mental Health: Teen Depression / Suicide Prevention / SI

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Which illness is characterized by feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, sadness, guilt, and/or worthlessness that last for 2 or more weeks? It is more than just the blues and the blahs.

bipolar disorder

schizophrenia

depression

This is not an illness, this is normal

Todd tells Helen he wants to kill himself. Helen should:

encourage him to get more exercise.

assume he is joking unless he says it several more times.

Acknowledge how he feels, tell him she cares, and then encourage him to get help, stay with him or call 911 if necessary, and tell an adult who is in a position to help.

tell him she will stop being friends with him if he talks like that again.

One sign that a person is thinking about taking their own life would be

crying at a sad movie.

going to the grave site of a dearly departed friend.

trying alcohol for the first time at a party.

giving away several prized possessions.

Your friend begs you not to tell ANYONE about his suicidal thoughts. You should

Keep it to yourself so you don’t make him any more upset than he already is.

Tell an adult at your school or in his family so that they can get him help.

Tell your mutual teenage friends and set up a 24-hour watch system.

Tell people in an anonymous on-line chat room to get their advice.

Your friend shows signs that she might be thinking of killing herself. You ask her (in a caring way) if she is thinking of trying to commit suicide. That was:

A great idea because you let your friend know that you are willing to talk about things with her- even really serious things.

A fine idea as long as she says she’s not actually thinking of trying to kill herself.

A terrible idea because now you’ve gone and put ideas in her head.

A bad idea because she didn’t bring the subject up first.

Suicide is rare. However, it is A LEADING CAUSE of death among teens.

True

False

The majority of suicides are planned weeks, even months in advance, in other words teens rarely just kill themselves on the spur of the moment.

True

False

Most people who self-injure (cut themselves or scratch into their skin) really just want to be dead.

True

False

Very few people who die by suicide give warnings of their intentions.

True

False

10.

Teens who are dealing with tough home lives, bullying, and/or sexuality issues are more at risk for suicide.

True

False

11.

Depression is a very treatable mental illness- with about an 80% success rate if people get professional help.

True

False

12.

More females attempt suicide, but more males actually commit suicide.

True

False

13.

People who have depression are always to be also considered suicidal.

True

False

14.

Our school has many adults who are trained and eager to provide help if you are feeling depressed, or if you fear a friend is depressed.

True

False

15.

Which of these is NOT a step to include in helping a person you think might be depressed, suicidal or self injuring.

Acknowledge their symptoms

Express that you care

Tell a trusted adult

Keep their secret

16.

People with plans for suicide really want to die, so there is NO reason to try to stop them.

True

False

17.

People don't have a right to try to stop a person from attempting suicide.

True

False

18.

A person who abuses alcohol and/or drugs is more likely to be a victim of suicide.

true

false

19.

If a friend threatens suicide on social media, all of these would be helpful EXCEPT (choose 2):

Privately respond to the person to tell them that you hear that they are hurting and you are concerned.

Tell the person that there are people who can help them with their painful feelings.

Tell a trusted adult (like a social worker at your school) about what you saw on social media.

Taunt them that they don't have the guts to really do it.

Ignore it altogether- they just want attention.

20.

The A in the ACT protocol stands for:

Act (like nothing is wrong)

Anger (look out for angry feelings)

Attitude (encourage a better attitude)

Acknowledge (the person's symptoms)

21.

The C in the ACT protocol stands for:

Cry (only help if the person is crying)

Contact (a health professional)

Care (tell and show how you care about the person)

Captive (keep the person held captive until they feel better)

22.

The T in the ACT protocol stands for:

Tell (at trusted adult who can help further)

Therapy (be your friend's therapist)

Tough (tell your friend that they have to be tough and just deal)

Type (type them a list of reasons why they should feel better)

23.

What last minute questions do you still have about depression or suicide prevention? Hopefully we will have time in class to tackle the questions together before we wrap up our unit. If we don't, there are SO MANY resources linked from the website to give us some more information and support.

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Mental Health: Teen Depression / Suicide Prevention / SI

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 11mins

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