Resource Tag: MOTIVATION (PSYCHOLOGY)

This chapter focusses on postvention. Postvention services include play therapy for children, professional supportive counselling for individuals most affected, professional psychoeducational group counselling, & peer counselling. Specific postvention procedures are presented. JA

The aim of this study was to interpret the lived experience of hope in some patients hospitalized for intentional self-harm. 12 persons that had engaged in suicidal behaviour by overdosing on medications were interviewed shortly after hospitalization & asked to narrate about their hopes. Transcripts were analyzed using a phenomenological hermeneutic method inspired by Ricouer’s […]

This chapter opens with an extensive discussion of the developmental history of adolescents & factors that may increase their risk of suicide. Adolescent suicides are present in many movies as the central theme or as part of a general theme. Some movies concerning adolescent suicide are reviewed in this chapter, including: Dead Poet’s Society; The […]

Regardless of the amount of crisis-intervention training, certain strategies can be applied by police officers & crisis negotiators responding to a suicide-by-cop incident. The primary goals of establishing a rapport with the subject, assessing the violence & suicidal potential, & instilling hope within the subject always should be pursued. Directing the subject away from suicide-by-cop […]

The variation in the portrayal of motives for suicide in the cinema have not been systematically addressed in the literature. This chapter tests aspects of a biographical approach to explaining some of the variation in suicide motives in film. In particular, it focuses on biographical experiences & values of a major film star, John Wayne, […]

Suicide-by-cop represents a currently understudied & most probably under-reported phenomenon that deserves serious attention. Police officers are involved in situations in which they not only lose control of the confrontation, but also become the means to the end in a civilian’s death. The phenomenon can be examined from a social psychological perspective by considering the […]

Research is needed to ascertain cultural patterns in literature as a whole. The present study fills this gap & focuses on motives for suicide in a large number of popular literary works. 3 contributions are made: 1) the provision of the first systematic taxonomy of motives for suicide in a representative sample of popular literary […]

This chapter examines the underlying causes of lethal threats against police personnel in North America that can be attributed directly to incidents of suicide-by-cop. Over 500 separate, documented incidents in which police personnel in the United States & Canada have been confronted by a potentially lethal threat are analyzed. In roughly 10% of fatal police […]

This chapter opens with an exploration of general areas of interaction between psychology & literature. Subjects of discussion include understanding human behaviour in historical times, psychological analyses of literature, psychological studies of the author & the reader, & other points of contact – psychologizing as a literary genre & the effect of psychological thought upon […]

This research investigated broad interpersonal themes related to suicide as revealed through suicides notes. This study was a qualitative investigation of suicide notes written by 138 individuals who died by suicide. Grounded theory analysis revealed 7 interpersonal themes: instructions; positive relationships; explanations; relationship reconciliation/maintenance; concern for others; negative relationships; & acknowledging end of relationship. These […]

In this concluding chapter, Stack & Lester discuss selected points of departure for research that would fill important gaps in the knowledge base. Included in their survey are: the neglect of non-Western art, the neglect of major art forms like film, photography, & music, & the weighting of positive versus negative definitions in images. The […]

This study investigated the different methods of suicide, age & gender susceptibility to suicide, the groups particularly affected, & the underlying, motivating factors among North Indians. Various suggestions relating to decreasing the tensions of the modern mechanical life-style, educating the general public, & the availability, use & storage of agrochemicals are put forward. Marriage counselling […]

The purpose of this study was 2-fold. First, the intent was to increase knowledge about why people die by suicide. Second, the author hoped to assess the suitability & advantage of using the qualitative method of phenomenology to conduct psychological autopsies. Data was collected from 5 participants during the summer of 2008. The narratives present […]

This report was commissioned by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Northern Ireland after a filial homicide-suicide in 2005. The review brings together findings from international sources. Topics discussed include the prevalence of filicide, characteristics of perpetrators, the victims of filicide, & circumstances surrounding filicide. The link to suicide & prevention strategies […]

This study identified sociodemographic, contextual, situational, & individual variables, as well as certain behavioural warning signs, associated with filicide as a function of sex of the aggressors & the presence or absence of self-destructive behaviours. The data included all cases of filicide in Quebec from January 1986-March 1994 against youth under the age of 18. […]

The pseudocommando is a type of mass murderer who kills in public during the daytime, plans his offense well in advance, & comes prepared with an arsenal of weapons. He has no escape planned & expects to be killed during the incident. Research suggests the pseudocommando is driven by strong feelings of anger & resentment. […]

The focus of this report is to enquire into & report on why people harm & kill themselves & to consider the role (including the limits of the role) that psychiatrists & other mental healthcare professionals play in their care & treatment. Part I of the report is on understanding the problem & the people. […]

This paper was developed to shed light on the phenomenology of suicide; that is, to focus on suicide as a phenomenon affecting a unique individual with unique motives for the suicidal act. To explore this topic, the author looks back at the past centuries to understand why suicide was thought to be confined to psychiatric […]

In a sample of suicide notes from 34 adolescents, ages 14-18 years, younger adolescents reported more social isolation from their families than did the older adolescents. Male adolescents less often reported feelings of isolation from family members than did female adolescents. (1 ref.)

This study aimed to assess the differences among intimate partner homicide perpetrators who did or did not engage in a self-destructive act following the homicide. Descriptive & bivariate analyses of predictive variables were obtained from the records of 341 male intimate partner homicide perpetrataors held at a Dutch forensic observation hospital between 1980-2006; 44 attempted […]

Maternal filicide may occur either alone or as part of a filicide-suicide. This study considered differences among 3 groups of mothers who committed filicide: those who did so without a concomitant suicide attempt, those who made a nonfatal suicide attempt, & those who died by suicide. Traditional predictors of suicide did not distinguish mothers who […]

The authors propose a reciprocity-based theory to explain suicides associated with relationship problems. Employing a content analysis of suicide notes, the theory was tested. Evidence was found of exploitation, exploiter guilt, retaliation, & retreat as motives for relationship-based suicide. Reciprocity-based note writers were more likely to have used alcohol or drugs in the hours prior […]

This study examined why some college students who had been suicidal decided to live & how they rationalized reasons for living in contrast to reasons they had for suicide. Qualitative data from interviews with 17 students is provided.