Which Does NOT Describe How Well Mental Health Professionals Predict

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which does NOT describe how well mental health professionals predict dangerousness?

• A) They are better at accurately predicting short-term than long-term risks of dangerousness.
• B) They tend to overestimate the likelihood that a patient will be violent.
• C) They are wrong more often than they are right when predicting long-term violence.
• D) They are better at accurately predicting long-term than short-term risks of dangerousness.

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Definitions:

Focus Better

The action or practice of concentrating one's attention or mental effort on a specific task or activity more efficiently.

Stress-reducing Activities

Actions or pursuits that lower levels of stress and can improve overall health and well-being.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies unconsciously employed to protect oneself from anxiety or to cope with reality.

Rationalization

The cognitive process of making an excuse or creating a plausible explanation for behaviors, decisions, or feelings.