Suicide awareness, the Glossary
Suicide awareness is a proactive effort to raise awareness around suicidal behaviors.[1]
Table of Contents
21 relations: Ambiguity, Badge of shame, Canon law, Catholic Church, Colonial history of the United States, Consciousness raising, Depression (mood), Epicurus, Erving Goffman, Heaven's Gate (religious group), Masada, Mental disorder, Self-efficacy, Self-immolation, Social isolation, Stigmatized property, Suicide, Suicide attack, Suicide prevention, Thích Quảng Đức, Volition (psychology).
Ambiguity
Ambiguity is the type of meaning in which a phrase, statement, or resolution is not explicitly defined, making for several interpretations; others describe it as a concept or statement that has no real reference.
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Badge of shame
A badge of shame, also a symbol of shame, a mark of shame or a stigma, is typically a distinctive symbol required to be worn by a specific group or an individual for the purpose of public humiliation, ostracism or persecution.
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Canon law
Canon law (from κανών, kanon, a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Colonial history of the United States
The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the early 16th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States after the Revolutionary War.
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Consciousness raising
Consciousness raising (also called awareness raising) is a form of activism popularized by United States feminists in the late 1960s.
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Depression (mood)
Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.
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Epicurus
Epicurus (Ἐπίκουρος; 341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy.
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Erving Goffman
Erving Goffman (11 June 1922 – 19 November 1982) was a Canadian-born American sociologist, social psychologist, and writer, considered by some "the most influential American sociologist of the twentieth century".
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Heaven's Gate (religious group)
Heaven's Gate was an American new religious movement known primarily for the mass suicides committed by its members in 1997.
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Masada
Masada (מְצָדָה, 'fortress'; جبل مسعدة) is an ancient fortification in southern Israel, situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa.
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Mental disorder
A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.
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Self-efficacy
In psychology, self-efficacy is an individual's belief in their capacity to act in the ways necessary to reach specific goals.
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Self-immolation
Self-immolation is the act of setting oneself on fire.
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Social isolation is a state of complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and society.
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Stigmatized property
In real estate, stigmatized property is property that buyers or tenants may shun for reasons that are unrelated to its physical condition or features.
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Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.
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Suicide attack
A suicide attack is a deliberate attack in which the perpetrators knowingly sacrifice their own lives as part of the attack.
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Suicide prevention
Suicide prevention is a collection of efforts to reduce the risk of suicide.
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Thích Quảng Đức
Thích Quảng Đức (德,; born Lâm Văn Túc; 1897 – 11 June 1963) was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who died by self-immolation at a busy Saigon road intersection on 11 June 1963.
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Volition (psychology)
Volition, also known as will or conation, is the cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action.
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