Rube Farmer Quiz

Note: This quiz assumes that you have completed the suicide assessment and have interviewed Rube at least three times. There are many pathways through the interactive interview with Rube.

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The Rube Farmer Quiz
1: Rube is reluctant to talk with the interviewer about what is going on in his life. Describe five factors that you believe contribute to his resistance:
2: On the scale presented below, how would you assess Rube’s risk for committing suicide?
3: Describe three environmental risk factors that are stressing Rube to think about suicide.
4: Apply the SLAP scale to what Rube tells you in the interview (be specific)
5: Various forms of psychopathology are seen as risk factors for suicide. Does Rube exhibit any signs or symptoms that might lead you to believe that he might be diagnosed with one of the following psychological disorders?
6: Do you believe that Rube needs to be hospitalized in order to prevent him from acting on his plan?
7: Rationalize the answer you gave in question # 6 (short answer):
8: If you decide that Rube needs to be hospitalized to prevent him from acting on his plan, how likely is he to accept voluntary hospitalization?
9: If Rube refuses any kind of intervention and you believe involuntary commitment is necessary, how would you apply the “Dangerousness Scale” in his situation?:
10: Do you think it is unethical to break confidence and inform Rube’s wife that he is thinking about killing himself?
11: Name the relatives in Rube’s life that have committed suicide?