Health Care Workers Are at Particular Risk of Which Type

question 50

Multiple Choice

Health care workers are at particular risk of which type of workplace violence?

• A) Violent acts by criminals otherwise unconnected to the workplace
• B) Violence directed at employees by customers or clients
• C) Violence against coworkers, supervisors, or managers by a present or former employee
• D) Violence committed by someone who is not connected to the workplace but who has a personal relationship with an employee

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Definitions:

Situational Attribution

Refers to the process of attributing a person's behavior to external factors, such as the situation or environment they are in.

Cognitive Dissonance

The uneasy feeling that arises in someone when they possess multiple conflicting beliefs, ideas, or values simultaneously.

Foot-In-The-Door

A psychological technique that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up by agreeing to a modest request.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate personality or dispositional factors and underestimate situational influences when explaining the behavior of others.