BPS 1101 Midterm: Readings for Midterm #2 – Risk Videos

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biopharmaceutical sciences
• Course: BPS 1101
• Professor: William Ogilvie

Document Summary

Risk is probability of specific loss worth occurring, st bad happening to ur health: health risk 101. Need to understand harm influencers, exposure, time, susceptibility. Risk: probability harm occurring (when someone does something with it, hazard perform into a risk) E. g. hammer is a hazard, using it is a risk. There is a feeling of being at risk of uncertainty. Fear + knowledge involved in feelings: people judge risks using emotional responses rather than rational thought. Catastrophic uncontrollable risks is what we fear, pandemic risks. Risks to hurt or kill lots of ppl @ once.