TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Psychodynamics in adolescent suicide
JO  - Journal of college student psychotherapy
A1  - Firestone, R.W.
A1  - Seiden, R.H.
SP  - 101
EP  - 124
VL  - 4
IS  - 3-4
N2  - The article contains an analysis of underlying cognitive processes that have been found to strongly influence an individual's movement toward self-destruction. Clinical material from a discussion with several young people illustrate significant signs of suicide abuse; (3) low self-esteem-negative attitudes toward self; (4) a sense of hopelessness and despair; (5) guilt reactions and psychological pain; and (6) a progressive withdrawal from relationships and favored activities. The self-disclosures of these adolescents provide a comprehensive view of a hostile thought process or "voice" that is a fundamental part of self-destructive tendencies existing, to varying degrees, in every individual. A chart depicting levels of increasing suicide intent, "The Continuum of Negative Thought Patterns," can be utilized to assess the suicidal potential in the individual student or patient. © 1990 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 8756-8225
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J035v04n03_07
ID  - ref1
ER  -