Risk Taking
Dimension 894 of 1,100 · Health Lens
Risk Taking measures the tendency to engage in actions that expose a person to possible harm, loss, social costs, or other uncertain negative consequences. It encompasses willingness to enter risky situations across practical, social, financial, and personal domains.
evidence final name · Risk Took
Minimal Risk Taking
Expressions activating this band show little clear engagement with risky choice and often contain unrelated events, neutral situations, or only incidental references to danger or harm. Risk is not presented as a deliberate personal action pattern.
Moderate Risk Taking
Expressions activating this band describe willingness to consider or engage in risky actions with recognizable stakes in everyday situations, such as physical, financial, or situational exposure. Risk is present as a concrete possibility but remains bounded and situational.
High Risk Taking
Expressions activating this band describe active endorsement of risky behavior or repeated acceptance of meaningful social, behavioral, or practical consequences. Risk is treated as worth taking despite disruption, disapproval, or potential loss.
Severe Risk Taking
Expressions activating this band portray risk as a salient personal style or as involving substantial exposure in consequential personal, financial, or identity-relevant situations. The willingness to proceed despite serious possible costs is explicit and pronounced.
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Minimal Risk Took: Content characterized by living, exists, killing, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect risk took at this level.
Moderate Risk Took: Content characterized by all, risk, risks, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect risk took at this level.
Intense Risk Took: Content characterized by risky, risk, sinatra, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect risk took at this level.
Peak Risk Took: Content characterized by risk, risking, personal, and related themes. Expressions activating this band reflect risk took at this level.