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IDEATION SUICIDAIRE [2 records]

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Record 1 2019-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

suicidal thoughts: Thoughts about self-harm, with deliberate consideration or planning of possible techniques of causing one's own death.

CONT

Most people with suicidal ideation send either direct or indirect signals to others about their intent to harm themselves.

OBS

suicidal thought; suicidal idea: terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • suicidal thoughts
  • suicidal ideas

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
DEF

idées suicidaires : Pensées d’auto-agression, avec anticipation ou anticipation délibérée des techniques possibles pour causer sa propre mort.

OBS

idée suicidaire; idée de suicide; pensée suicidaire : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • idées suicidaires
  • idées de suicide
  • pensées suicidaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología clínica
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Record 2 1995-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
CONT

You receive a call from a community health nurse from an outlying community who expresses concerns about a potentially suicidal individual. How would you help her to evaluate and minimize the risk? Expected response: the difference between suicidal ideation, intent and behaviour; use of inventories including suicidal ideation inventory, hopelessness scale; history of suicidal thought or behaviours, identification of recent triggers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
DEF

Test pour mesurer la complexité des idées suicidaires formulées par le patient.

OBS

idéation : formation et enchaînement des idées. «Idéation», terme déjà consacré en psychologie. «Inventaire d’idéation suicidaire», par inférence à «inventaire de développement de Gesell», «inventaire d’intérêts professionnels de Strong», «inventaire de personnalité», et «inventaire des préférences professionnelles de Kuder».

Key term(s)
  • test d’idéation suicidaire
  • inventaire des idées suicidaires
  • inventaire d’idées suicidaires
  • inventaire d’idées de suicide
  • inventaire des idées de suicide
  • test des idées suicidaires
  • test des idées de suicide
  • test d’idées suicidaires
  • test d’idées de suicide

Spanish

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