What Has Research Determined Regarding the Accurate Predictions of the Risk

question 86

Multiple Choice

What has research determined regarding the accurate predictions of the risk for violence in mentally ill persons?

• A)They can be made in over 90 percent of the cases.
• B)They are rare but any prediction, even if inaccurate, is worth the risk to public safety.
• C)They are impossible.
• D)They are possible.

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Definitions:

Single-case Design

An experimental design focusing on the response of a single subject or a single group of subjects to document and examine the effect of the treatment.

Individual Differences

Variations or disparities among individuals in regards to their behaviors, emotions, intellect, or physical traits.

ABA Design

An experimental design in which participants first experience the baseline condition (A), then the intervention or treatment (B), and finally return to the baseline (A) to assess change.

Reversibility

The ability of a process or condition to be reversed or returned to its original state.