Relevant to [[Suicide Myths]] and [[Risk Assessment Questions for a Beginner Therapist]].
1. **Passive Suicidal Ideation:** the individual has thoughts about death or a desire not to exist but no active plan or thoughts of killing themselves
2. **Active Suicidal Ideation Without a Plan:** has thoughts about killing themselves, but has not formulated a plan on actually doing it
3. **Active Suicidal Ideation with a Plan but No Intent**: the individual has both active thoughts and a plan for how they would do it, but no intent on actually doing it
4. **Active Suicidal Ideation with a Plan and Intent**: the individual has both a plan and intent to act on it soon
5. **Imminent Risk of Suicide**: The individual has a plan, intent, and immediate means to act