EDAPT Interpersonal Violence Practice Exam

Underreporting of workplace incidents combined with a high level of peer-to-peer aggression shows how common and unaddressed the issue can be. The statement that more than half of incidents go unreported aligns with data suggesting substantial underreporting in many workplaces, often due to fear of retaliation, doubt that reporting will lead to change, or a culture that normalizes mistreatment. At the same time, as many as 80% of employees report witnessing horizontal violence, which is a very high level of exposure to peer-to-peer aggression. The descriptor for the second blank should indicate that the witnessed percentage is higher than the underreporting percentage, hence “higher.” The other options don’t fit this pattern: underreporting figures like less than a quarter or a third contradict the common understanding of significant underreporting, and saying all incidents are unreported doesn’t mesh with the 80% witnessing figure.