Mentally Ill Persons Are Often Involuntarily Committed to Psychiatric Hospitals

question 12

Multiple Choice

Mentally ill persons are often involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals due to dangerousness.Dangerousness is defined by

• A)the nature and severity of predicted and actual aggression.
• B)the various risk factors associated with the probability that violence or aggression will occur.
• C)the overall probability that harm will occur.
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Mode

A measure of central tendency that is the score that occurs more often than any other.

Norm Group

A representative sample used as a benchmark for interpreting the scores of an individual on psychological tests or assessments.

Measures Of Variability

Indicators of how much scores vary in a distribution. Three types of measures of variability are the range, quartile range, and the standard deviation.

Range Of Scores

Refers to the span from the lowest to the highest scores achieved on a test, indicating the breadth of varying performances.