Dr. Vera learns in the midst of a therapy session that his client has been committing a series of violent rapes. Can Dr. Vera divulge this information to the police?
a. Yes, but only if the client comes with the therapist to the police
b. Yes, however therapists are not mandated to breach confidentiality when clients inform them that they have committed past crimes, and that doing so would create liability for them.
c. No, privileged communication is a right only the client can waive.
d. No, criminal action is not an exception to confidentiality.
b
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Studies of speech perception show that
a. speech sounds are transmitted one at a time, just as letters follow one another in writing. b. when the first phoneme of a word is being spoken, the mouth prepares to pronounce the next phoneme in the word. c. a phoneme's sound remains constant, no matter which phonemes precede and follow it. d. context is of little use in helping people determine the identity of a missing phoneme.
When working with a patient who is potentially suicidal, Dr. Gold uses a common three-step process. This would include which of the following?
a. determining the degree of probability that the person will act on the suicidal wish b. establishing a suicide prevention center c. knowing what factors are highly correlated with stress d. beginning a program of psychotherapy