Which type of suicide is associated with feelings of powerlessness to regulate one’s life?

• A. Anomic suicide
• B. Egoistic suicide
• C. Fatalistic suicide
• D. Altruistic suicide

Answer: (C)

Fatalistic suicide occurs when life is highly regulated and a person feels they cannot regulate their own life. Under extreme social control and rigid norms, individuals experience a sense of helplessness and lack of autonomy, making life feel inescapable and predetermined. This overwhelming feeling of having no agency leads to the idea that ending life is a way to escape such oppressive circumstances. In this framework, other types arise from different issues: egoistic suicide comes from feeling detached or insufficient social integration, anomic from a breakdown of norms during upheaval, and altruistic from excessive integration into a group that dictates sacrifice.