One of the Problems with Instruments Designed to Assess Suicide

question 46

Multiple Choice

One of the problems with instruments designed to assess suicide potential is:

• A)there is too little research on factors that predict potential to commit suicide.
• B)validating an instrument that predicts committing suicide.
• C)clinicians are not interested in using these instruments.
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Double-Blind

An experimental procedure in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.

Randomly Assigned

A method used in experiments where participants are allocated to different groups or conditions in a way that is determined by chance.

Control

The capacity to shape or guide the actions of individuals or the progression of situations.

Operational Definition

A clear, precise description of a variable in terms of the processes or operations used to measure or manipulate it.