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We began this chapter by describing the case of Alina. Most likely, what you remember about Alina is that she is displaying several frightening suicide risk factors and has openly shared her suicidal thoughts. However, Alina is not just a person who is suicidal—she is a unique individual with a delightful array of idiosyncratic quirks, problems, and strengths who also happens to have suicidal thoughts.

When clients or students begin talking about suicide, it is easy to overly focus on suicidality. Suicidality is such a huge issue that it overshadows nearly everything else and consumes your attention. Nevertheless, all clients—suicidal or not—are richly complex and have a fascinating mix of strengths and weaknesses that deserve attention. To help keep focused on the whole person—and not just on weaknesses or pathology—we use a seven-dimension model for understanding people with suicidal thoughts and impulses.