The parents of a patient with schizophrenia ask whether their child is likely to become violent. The best answer the nurse can give is that the vast majority of mentally ill individuals are:
a. somewhat more dangerous than ordinary people.
b. definitely more violence-prone than others on the street.
c. no more dangerous than other individuals in the population.
d. considerably more dangerous than others in the population.
C
Studies show that the vast majority of people with serious mental illness are not inherently violent and are no more dangerous than people in the general population.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).