Throy Lenard N.

Rosario

X-Panay

Research paper:Suicide
Introduction:

outline
Part 1- Someone commits suicide every 40 seconds

2-10 Countries With the Highest Suicide Rates in the World

3- What is suicide?/different types of suicide

4-mga batas ukol sa suicide/mga dahilan kung bakit nag suicide
5-Bible verse about suicide
6 own opinion about suicide
Part 1: Someone commits suicide every 40 seconds
MANILA, Philippines An alarming report by World Health Organization (WHO) says,
somebody commits suicide every 40 seconds.

Psychology Today defines suicide as a tragic event with strong emotional repercussions for its
survivors and for families of its victims. For the past years, suicide rates all over the world have
risen, including in the Philippines. Data from the National Statistics Office noted that in the
Philippines, the suicide rate from 1984 to 2005 went up from 0.46 to seven out of every 200,000
men; up from 0.24 to two for every 200,000 women. While the figures might seem insignificant
compared with those from neighboring countries that recorded the highest suicide rates, the
increase in numbers is noticeably high.

It is a common misconception that suicides are a Western and developed country phenomena.
The truth is, it is a major global health problem that occurs in every part of the world.

The WHO analyzed 10 years of research and data on suicide from around the world, involving
172 countries. It was found out that:

Around 800,000 people kill themselves every year.

Southeast Asia made up over a third of the annual rate.
It was the 15th leading cause of death for 2012 all over the world; second among young
people, aged 15 to 29.
Those over 70 were the most likely to take their own lives.
Seventy five percent of global suicide occurred in low- and middle-income countries in
2012.
In richer countries, three times as many men as women die by suicide.
The most suicide-prone countries were Guyana (44.2 per 100,000), followed by North
and South Korea (38.5 and 28.9 respectively).
The most frequently used methods globally are pesticide poisoning, hanging and
firearms, but jumping from buildings is a common method in highly urbanized areas in
Asia.
WHO claimed that the strongest risk factor for suicide are mental disorders such as alcoholism,
depression, personality disorder or schizophrenia, and some physical illnesses, such as
neurological disorders, cancer, and HIV infection. WHO also warned that media reporting of
suicide is also a factor as the risk of viewers copying the behavior increases when suicide
incidents are being sensationalized. A scientist in the WHO's Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse, Alexandra Fleischmann, told that there is a link between the way in which
suicides are reported in the media and acts that are committed thereafter.Lifestyle Feature
(Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: The WHO aims to reduce the rate of suicide by at
least 10 percent by 2020. Despite the staggering statistics, only 28 countries have policies that
aim to reduce suicide rates. It is encouraged that all governments should set up national
prevention plans such encouraging early identification and management of people who abuse
drugs and people with mental illness. Doing so is a major challenge especially in the case of low-
income countries where budget is tight and people are more vulnerable to a string of pressures
because of poverty.In spite of the challenge, WHO Director of Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Shekhar Saxena said there also is much more that communities can do to provide support
for vulnerable people. He said society can do more to provide support to them at a moment of
great distress. WHO chief Margaret Chan added in the landmark report that suicide is
preventable and it is a problem that is needed to be addressed in every part of the world.

"This report encourages countries to continue the good work where it is already ongoing and to
place suicide prevention high on the agenda, regardless of where a country stands currently in
terms of suicide rate or suicide prevention activities," she added.The WHO statistics have been
highlighted to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10.

Link na pinagkunan: http://www.philstar.com/health-and-

family/2014/09/09/1367141/who-someone-commits-suicide-every-40-seconds
Part 2:10 Countries With the Highest Suicide Rates in the
World
It has been estimated by the World Health Organization that every 40 seconds
someone commits suicide. Furthermore, it is also estimated that over one million
people take their own lives per year. Based on current global trends, the number
of those who commit suicide is expected to exceed one and a half million people
within the next six years

10 Kazakhstan 23.8 (40.6 men 9.3 women)

9 Nepal 24.9 (30.1 men 20.0 women)

8 United Republic of Tanzania 24.9 (31.6 men 18.3 women)

7 Mozambique 27.4 (34.2 men 21.1 women)

6 Suriname 27.8 (44.5 men 11.9 women)

5 Lithuania 28.2 (51.0 men 8.4 women)

4 Sri Lanka 28.8 (46.4 men 12.8 women)

3 South Korea 28.9 (41.7 men 18.0 women)

2 Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea 38.5 (45.4 men 35.1 women)

1 Guyana 44.2 (70.8 men 22.1 women)

suicide is permanent solution to a temporary problem

Part 3:What is suicide?/different types of suicide

Suicide: Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is
often carried out as a result of despair, the cause of which is frequently attributed
to a mental disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,
borderline personality disorder,[1] alcoholism, or drug abuse, as well as stress
factors such as financial difficulties, troubles with interpersonal relationships, and
bullying.[3] Suicide prevention efforts include limiting access to method of suicide
such as firearms and poisons, treating mental illness and drug misuse, and
improving economic conditions. Although crisis hotlines are common, there is
little evidence for their effectiveness

Four types of suicide:

1) The first type is the Egoistic suicide. This type of suicide occurs when the degree of social
integration is low. When a person commits this type of suicide they are not well
supported in a social group. They feel like they are an outsider or loner and the only
people they have in this world are themselves. They often feel very isolated and helpless
during times in their lives when they are under stress.
2) The second type is Altuistic suicide. This type of suicide occurs when the degree of social
integration is too high. When a person commits this type of suicide they are greatly
involved in a group. All that they care about are that groups norms and goals and they
completely neglect their own needs and goals. They take their lives for a cause. A good
example of this would be a suicide bomber.
3) Durkheims third type of suicide is Anomic Suicide. This kind of suicide is related to too
low of a degree of regulation. This type of suicide is committed during times of great
stress or change. Without regulation, a person cannot set reachable goals and in turn
people get extremely frustrated. Life is too much for them to handle and it becomes
meaningless to them. An example of this is when the market crashes or spikes.
4) The final type of suicide is Fatalistic suicide. People commit this suicide when their lives
are kept under tight regulation. They often live their lives under extreme rules and high
expectations. These types of people are left feeling like theyve lost their sense of self.
Part 4:mga batas ukol sa suicide/mga dahilan kung bakit nag
suicide
The Suicide Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz 2 c 60) is an Act of the Parliament of the
United Kingdom. It decriminalized the act of suicide in England and Wales so that
those who failed in the attempt to kill themselves would no longer be prosecuted.

The text of sections 1 and 2 of this Act was enacted verbatim for Northern Ireland
by sections 12 and 13 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1966. The Act
did not apply to Scotland, as suicide was never an offence under Scots Law.
Assisting a suicide in Scotland can in some circumstances constitute murder or
culpable homicide, but no modern examples of cases devoid of direct application
of intentional or unintentional harm (such as helping a person to inject themselves)
seem to be available; it was noted in a consultation preceding the introduction of
the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill that "the law appears to be subject to some
uncertainty, partly because of a lack of relevant case

Top 10 Common Reasons Why People Commit Suicide

1. Dissolved in depression: The most suave, common reason of all
suicide cases in the world. All thanks to depression, ruling our
lives even before we have a tinge of knowledge about it. The
people going through depression often cloak their feelings and
detecting it is a cumbersome job. They just have one answer to all
questions hovering in their minds- Everyone would lead a better
life without me. I am as equivalent to as extinct. I am a useless
burden on my parents. These thoughts are bound to happen and
the person haves a taste of bitter, anger, brutal all in one sip. So
how can one resist being driven towards suicide if such feelings
occur simultaneously? So, the final end to all distress is killing
self.
2. Loss of hope: We all dot hopes on The Almighty to lead a happy
and glaring life ahead. But how many of us believe on him? I guess
at some moment we all are in the midst of crashed hopes. Then
 even the pope in the church or the priest in the temple, lose that
heavily doped hope on The Almighty. Sometimes it is the hope on
our dear ones which got trampled and it affects us in such a way
that we are in no position to bear the truth. Hope of getting a
promotion, hope of getting a grade better than last year, hope of
marrying the true love, hope of never being cheated by a best
friend, hope of getting through a tough examination. Hopes are in
aplomb and to get lost in hopes is common as common as being
crashed.
3. Frustration: Sometimes enough is enough we try to fight out
all odds and thrive towards success. In the meanwhile, life has
some other plans for us. He tries us to beg, cry out and bow down
before him. We had tried out all possible means to have our paths
cleared but some way or the other, we are down with failure. Then
when frustration creeps in and we are fed up of trying. It might be
love failure, business failure or family matters. But a moment
comes when our limit becomes the starting point and we have
travelled far towards the end. No other way seem so easy than
ending this life and leave all isolated path behind.
4. Fear: If you say you fear of nothing, then you are definitely a liar.
You can fool the world but not your soul. There is something or
the other which makes you go on your knees, makes your heart
pump a thousand times more and your body numb with fear. That
something is the thing which has driven most people towards the
epitome of insanity. And then the final destination is not hard to
guess. It is suicide. People tend to fear of the unknown. The fear of
loss of a dear ones or the fear of getting dragged by the cops, the
fear of getting caught or the fear of getting humiliated in public.
This all culminate into one way.
5. Psychosis: Psychosis is more hard to mask than depression and
even more tragic. It can lead to serious consequences if not
detected in early stage. Schizophrenia is one of the ailments which
makes one forget the real world and makes them live a virtual
world where someone commands them to end this life. The
 intention is just to inflict self with torture and pain. It is treatable
and should be diagnosed in time.
6. Lifeless things taking away lives: Drugs and alcohols have
always been the best company for todays youth. Unable to
handle competition, frustration, depression, cheating people
resort to one easy solution- forget them all and have booze.
And then starts the life which no one ever awaits for.
Regular induction of drugs and alcohol drives them insane
and impulsive which limit their power of differentiating
between real and fake. Overdose leads to untimely death.
7. Burdened with past regrets: Regrets are all a part and parcel of
life. There is not a single person without regrets. However it is
your decision whether to live with the regret or get motivated by
the regret. Most of us confine ourselves within the four walls and
become a sadist trying to dissolve it in tears. If the regret is too
hard to bear, they try to get away by bringing an end to this life.
8. Society sucks: It is the regular mindset of people to prioritize
society before any emotions and feelings. All bow before the
society and its stupid norms. Sometimes you become the laughing
stock in front of the society who refuses to leave your shadow.
And that embarrassment leaves a permanent imprint in their mind.
To leave behind all these futile efforts of proving innocent, he
finally takes the drastic step towards the end.
9. When there is heart break, people try to break their ties with
life: Those who fear of falling in love are the ones who fear of
embracing rose with its thorn. All love stories are not perfect.
Sometimes it the demand of the time that two cupid struck souls,
depart and start a new life. But one of them cannot bear his loves
absence in his life. He hates this cruel life and to give this
excruciating pain an end, breaks all his ties with life. But in reality,
they forget about their mother who had to suffer endless pain to
bring him into this world. They forget the insane love he got from
 his father. Just for the sake of some stranger, he is ready to depart
this world.
10. Jobless life: In the present world, to survive is the most
tedious work to do. Most of the youth is unemployed to its peril.
Every billionaire is busy making his own fortune, least interested
to give this young mind a chance. And most important, politics has
played havoc in our lives. Those who try to clean this mud, is
himself trapped and finally leaves. What is the future of our youth?
No work to do, no files to go through, no areas to survey, no
earning to spend on With all this tensions, he is left with one
option, SUICIDE.
Part 5: bible verse about suicide
Exodus 20:13 You shall not kill.
1 Samuel 31:5 And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead,
he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.
Ecclesiastes 7:17 Be not over much wicked, neither be you
foolish: why should you die before your time?
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,
said the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an
expected end.
Mark 16:16 He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he
that believes not shall be damned.
John 10:28 And I give to them eternal life; and they shall never
perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
John 12:25 He that loves his life shall lose it; and he that hates his
life in this world shall keep it to life eternal.
Acts 16:27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep,
and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and
would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been
fled.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be you
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove
what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1 Corinthians 3:16 Know you not that you are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall
God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
1 Corinthians 6:20 For you are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Revelation 9:6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall
not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
 Part 6:
My own opinion about suicide