Risk Is Indicated by Variability, Whether the Variability Is Considered

question 32

True/False

Risk is indicated by variability, whether the variability is considered positive or negative.Both the positive and negative outcomes must be evaluated when considering risk because all unexpected possibilities should be examined, even the positive ones.

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Definitions:

DSM

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a handbook used by healthcare professionals as the authoritative guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders.

Empirically-Based

Knowledge or methods based on observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides psychoanalysis, developed by Sigmund Freud, emphasizing unconscious psychological processes.

DSM-5

The American Psychiatric Association's fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which extensively categorizes mental health conditions.