Postvention: How to Promote Healing and Reduce Risk after a Sudden Death or Suicide with Ann Duckless Webinar Quiz

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* 1. Please input your personal details below.

First Name

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* 2. Individuals who personally know someone who has died by suicide are at increased risk for suicide themselves.

True

False

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* 3. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

a. Everyone grieves in the same manner.

b. It takes one year for a person to go through grief and loss.

c. All individuals have unique healing processes.

d. All loss survivors should attend a support group.

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* 4. When trying to understand the public health issue of suicide, which word below BEST describes the most significant barrier to talking openly about suicide?

a. Contagion

b. Stigma

c. Research

d. Compassion

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* 5. Which one of the following is NOT an example of unsafe messaging?

a. Glorifying the person who has died by suicide

b. Listing the warning signs for suicide

c. Giving all the graphic details of a suicide death

d. Saying that suicide is an epidemic; everyone seems to be killing themselves

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* 6. A permanent plaque at a school would be an appropriate memorial for a young person who died by suicide.

True

False

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* 7. It is best to be honest and factual about a suicide death without providing specific or graphic details.

True

False

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* 8. What three components are key to stress with community members in the immediate aftermath of a suicide death?

a. Grief and loss, warning signs, local/national resources

b. Suicide prevention training, resources, public assembly

c. Mental health counseling, denial of person’s death, warning signs

d. Extensive media coverage, grief and loss, involvement with social media

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* 9. The normal grief process lasts about a year for those who have had a loved one die by suicide

True

False

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* 10. It is more sensitive to loss survivors to say that an individual “died by suicide” rather than “successfully killed themselves”.

True

False

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* 11. Which statement below is MOST correct?

a. Bullying causes suicide.

b. A break up of a relationship leads to suicide.

c. Suicide is always the result of having major depression or a substance use disorder.

d. The tragedy of suicide, as a complex issue, has many contributing factors.