Unit quiz: Risk, treatment, recovery, and reading the evidence

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Question 1

A fictional inpatient checklist records 'moderate risk' for a person who then, four days later after a relationship ended and leave was cancelled, harmed themselves. A colleague concludes that the initial assessment was performed badly. Which correction is strongest?The method asked a predictive question that cannot be answered reliably and treated a changing situation as static, so the failure was structural rather than a lapse in effortThe assessment was performed badly because a serious outcome followed a moderate rating

Question 2

A fictional service proposes to use a validated scale to decide who is admitted after self-harm. Using the guideline and the base-rate logic, which response is best?Accept it, provided the scale has been validated in a population similar to the local oneDecline the use of the scale for that decision, keep a needs-and-safety formulation, and record how safety will be supported over time

Question 3

A fictional service reports that mean symptom scores improved by a third and concludes that recovery-oriented practice is now in place. Which correction is best?Symptom change measures clinical recovery; a recovery-oriented account would also describe the person's own goals and the supports and connections that make them possibleA third improvement in symptoms is a reasonable proxy for personal recovery in the absence of other data

Question 4

A fictional discharge summary says a person who wanted to return to part-time work is 'recovered' after three stable months, and closes the case. Which correction best reflects the recovery literature and the rehabilitation guideline?The conclusion is sound because three months without symptoms meets the definition of recoveryStability is a clinical observation, not an endpoint; the plan should state the supports the person's goal requires and the agreed response if stability changes

Question 5

A fictional record describes a woman as 'manipulative, non-compliant, attention-seeking' after three self-harm presentations. Which correction identifies both the accuracy and the care problem?Judgements have replaced observations, so the record is both less informative for the next clinician and likely to change how she is treatedThe phrasing is unprofessional, but the clinical meaning of the terms is clear to other clinicians

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