Question

Yasmin just found out that she has Huntington's disease, a terrible neurodegenerative disorder. She watched her mother struggle with this disease and die at an early age. Yasmin wants to avoid the pain she knows will soon come, so she takes a lethal dose of morphine, taken from the hospital at which she works. According to Edwin Shneidman, Yasmin was a death:

Answer 1

Answer:

Initiator

Explanation:

Characteristics of Initiators:

• Clearly intend to end life
• Usually someone who is ill or elderly
• Believe that their demise is already coming
• Might as well hurry it along
• May already be days or weeks from their demise

The other three types are:

Seekers:

• Obviously try to end lives at time of attempt
• Use methods that are sure
• State of mind about killing themselves changes often
• Some may be set on killing themselves and an hour later be uncertain

Ignorers:

• Do not think their demise will be the end of them
• Believe their demise will bring a happier existence
• Often believe in an after life
• Sometimes a person who wants to see dead friends or relatives
• Often the thought process of children who lose a parent

Darers:

• Are unsure about killing themselves
• They often show their uncertainty in the act itself
• Risk taking behavior may not ensure in their demise
• May be on the phone with someone while completing the act
• May think ahead for ways to be stopped by others