Joint Staff Suicide Awareness and Prevention Questions and Answers

This article will provide you with all the questions and answers to Joint Staff Suicide Awareness and Prevention CBT

A significant change in an individual's behavior can identify signs of a potential suicide. These changes can be immediate or lay dormant until an event triggers a behavior change.

-TRUE

The Military Crisis Line, online chat, and text-messaging service are free to all Service members, including members of the National Guard and Reserve, and Veterans.

-TRUE

Which of the following can be indicators that someone could be contemplating harm to themselves? (Choose all that apply.)

-Noticeable changes in eating/sleeping habits and 
personal hygiene
-Increased alcohol and/or drug use or abuse
-Expressing feelings of sadness, hopelessness, 
anxiety
-Loss of interest in hobbies

If you know someone who is experiencing any of the warning signs, you should call the Military or Veterans Crisis Line immediately.

-true

It is a sign of weakness to ask for help with your problems.

-false

As an individual, you CAN make a difference in someone's life by using the "ACE" tool when you suspect an "at-risk" person. ACE stands for:

Ask, Care, Escort

If you knew Susan and were aware of her distress, which of the following would have been the best Response?

A divorces is always a tough experience for anyone. I would talk to her to see if she was alright...

If you knew bill and were aware of his distress, which of the following would have been the best response?

Grief is a normal reaction to losses....

If you are Ken's supervisor and are aware of his distress, which of the following would be the best response?

I should check on Ken and ask if he is alright. Ask him if he is thinking about killing himself. Furthermore, I should encourage Ken to discuss his problems with me.

Stress is a bad thing and people should find ways to avoid life's stressors.

False

Select all of the following that are Warning Signs for individuals who are at risk for suicide.

Giving away possessions
Verbal expressions of suicidal thoughts
Depressed, suddenly making a will
irritable, short-tempered, signs of alcohol abuse
changes in eating habits, sleep pattern changes

Select all of the following that are risk factors of suicide.

Deployments, relationship problems
stressful periods, family history
Financial issues, serious illness
Job difficulties, seasonal challenges

Which of the following actions key after identifying that a co-worker is contemplating suicide?

Actively listen to reassure your co-worker that he or she will be helped
Remove any means that could be used for self-injury
Calmly control the situation

Coping mechanisms in youth are based on the development of resilient strategies, which of the following are negative strategies for coping with life's stressors?

Learning to not complain...
Avoiding problems and withdrawing
Practice risk-taking

According to a report by the DoD released in 2014, which branch of service suffered the most loss of personnel to suicide?

Army

If you know someone who is experiencing any of the warning signs, you should call the Military or Veterans Crisis Line immediately.

True

According to a report by the DoD, how many suicides were reported across all branches of the military in 2013?

286

The Military Crisis Line, online chat, and text-messaging service are free to all Service members, including members of the National Guard and Reserve, and Veterans.

True

It is a sign of weakness to ask for help with your problems.

False

According to a report by the DoD, in 2013 the average number of suicides among active duty military was:

1 every 31 hours

Which of the following can be indicators that someone could be contemplating harm to themselves? (Choose all that apply.)

Expressing feelings of sadness, hopelessness, anxiety Noticeable changes in eating/sleeping habits and personal hygiene Increased alcohol and/or drug use or abuse Loss of interest in hobbies

As an individual, you CAN make a difference in someone's life by using the "ACE" tool when you suspect an "at-risk" person. ACE stands for:

True

A significant change in an individual's behavior can identify signs of a potential suicide. These changes can be immediate or lay dormant until an event triggers a behavior change.

True