"Risk-Taking" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012309
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.722
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| Concept/Terms |
Risk Behavior- Risk Behavior
- Behavior, Risk
- Behaviors, Risk
- Risk Behaviors
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Risk-Taking".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Risk-Taking".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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