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As a person that suffers from a Personality Disorder I have displayed para-suicidal behaviours fairly frequently. The answer to this question is not easy. Dependant upon the state of mind that is causing the suicidal tendency it can range from reaching out desperately to withdrawing completely. I do not believe there is any singular behaviour that can alert people to a possibly suicidal person. However, there may be certain signs that can point to it. For these behaviours, it would be better to refer to the various mental conditions that precipitate suicidal thoughts.
This may sound very ambiguous, however, we are very unpredictable creatures and our states of mind are even more so.
I hope this goes some way to explaining the mind of a suicidal person... I personally have both withdrawn before attempting suicide and also behaved in a way that draws attention to my pain.
Sadly, if someone really wants to commit suicide, they will eventually succeed.
Having said that, if signs ARE recognised, and there is early intervention, a person may choose to rethink their decision if they are offered options that they had not, or were not able to, recognise previously.
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State how attitude affect behavior?
Behavior, narrowly defined, is an observable action or set of actions. An attitude is an unobservable and consistent style of evaluation, that is, cognition. According to social psychology, cognition has a causal influence on behavior. For example, if one evaluates another person as pleasant rather than unpleasant, then they will display approach rather than avoidance behaviors. In this case, there is a cause-and-effect link between the attitude and the behavior. It's an empirical question whether the causal influence is bi-directional. I think it depends on the psychological status of an attitude, and whether or not a behavior can take place without evaluation. If you consider perception to be an act of evaluation then it seems unlikely that behavior leads to a change in attitude. It seems more probable that behaviors, resulting from prior cognitions, are the stimulus for novel evaluations, and thus novel behaviors. Now, if the behavior in question has consequences, then it can affect your attitude about that behavior. If the behavior is integral to your life, and it has consequences, then it could color your view about life.
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'... prior to his suicide'. Joseph Goebbels is the name.
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Suicide is not against the law in the UK. It was until the 1961 Suicide Act which legalised it and introduced laws which dealt with assistance of suicide. Prior to 1961 suicide was illegal in the UK and was punishable by prison and fines (but not death!)
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