Suicide
Suicide is defined as the act of intentionally ending one's own life, representing a complex interplay of psychiatric, psychological, sociological, and neurobiological factors. In the curriculum of UP PGT Psychology and UGC NET, the study of suicide encompasses diagnostic criteria (DSM-5 Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Suicide Behavior Disorder), sociological perspectives (Durkheim's typologies), psychodynamic and cognitive formulations (Shneidman's psychache, Beck's cognitive triad), and empirical risk assessment protocols.