Among the Many Challenges for the Clinician When Assessing and Managing

question 3

Multiple Choice

Among the many challenges for the clinician when assessing and managing suicide risk,the __________ is NOT a concern.

• A)limited availability of quality suicide intervention resources from the Internet,books,monographs,and research on best practices
• B)risk assessment that depends on good clinical judgment
• C)counselor's internal emotional reaction (as per the Core Competencies for Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk by the AAS/SPRC)
• D)tension between managing the counselor's goal to intervene and the client's goal to end pain through suicide

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Definitions:

Utility Maximization

The economic principle that individuals or firms aim to achieve the highest level of utility or satisfaction possible from their consumption or production choices, given their constraints.

Equilibrium Position

In the indifference curve model, the combination of two goods at which a consumer maximizes his or her utility (reaches the highest attainable indifference curve), given a limited amount to spend (a budget constraint).

Normal Good

A product whose demand increases when consumer income rises and falls when consumer income decreases.

Income Increases

Refers to a rise in the amount of money that individuals or households receive, from sources such as wages, investments, or benefits.