Risk-Taking
| Definition: |
Undertaking a task involving a challenge for achievement or a desirable goal in which there is a lack of certainty or a fear of failure. It may also include the exhibiting of certain behaviors whose outcomes may present a risk to the individual or to those associated with him or her. |
| Notes: |
no qualif |
| Also Called: |
Risk Behavior |
| Previously Indexed: |
Gambling (1969-1974) |
Risk-Taking Categories.
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Gambling - An activity distinguished primarily by an element of risk in trying to obtain a desired goal, e.g., playing a game of chance for money. |
Risk-Taking Definitions and Terms
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