When Requested to Perform Assessment of Competence, Clinicians

question 26

Multiple Choice

When requested to perform assessment of competence, clinicians:

• A) are bound by law to use the same methods of evaluation on everyone they assess.
• B) generally utilize techniques familiar to them based on training and experience.
• C) utilize the most recent assessment techniques.
• D) only use those assessments that opposing experts use.

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Definitions:

Choreomania

A phenomenon of mass dancing or outbreaks of group dancing that occurred in Europe, particularly during the Middle Ages.

Mass Hysteria

A phenomenon where collective illusion of a threat spreads among a population, leading to fear and irrational behavior.

Tulipmania

A period in the Dutch Golden Age where contract prices for tulip bulbs reached extraordinarily high levels and then dramatically collapsed.

Asphyxiation

A condition arising from severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from abnormal breathing.