Abstract:Early memories of adults were examined to assess the understanding of the concept of suicide )om childhood experiences. Two sets of early memories were gathered in which subjects recalled their earliest suicide m m o y and their earliest suicidal thought. Content analysis of these memories reuealed that between the ages of 8 and 12 initial exposure to suicide occurs predominately through impersonal means; at this level of suicide understanding, uncertainty surrounds the motivating factors of suicide. It was fo… Show more
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