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question 40 (1 point)
a risk assessment measure asks questions about a client’s impulsivity, attitudes towards authority, and current mental health symptoms. from these responses, the measure helps a clinician determine a qualitative risk level. what type of risk assessment measure is this?
○ structured professional judgement; dynamic
○ structured professional judgement; static
○ actuarial; static
○ actuarial; dynamic
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Explanation:

1. First, recall the definitions:

• Structured Professional Judgement (SPJ) involves clinicians using structured tools (like questions on impulsivity, attitudes, mental health) along with their professional judgment.
• Actuarial measures use statistical models with predefined factors, not the qualitative judgment here.
• Dynamic factors are changeable (like current mental health symptoms, attitudes), while static factors are unchangeable (e.g., past convictions, age).
• The measure here uses questions (structured) and assesses dynamic factors (impulsivity, current mental health, attitudes which can change) to determine risk, fitting SPJ - Dynamic.
• Static factors don't fit as the assessed factors are changeable, and actuarial is ruled out as it's not purely statistical.

Answer:

A. Structured Professional Judgement; Dynamic