You Are Working with a Client Who Has a Problem

question 14

Multiple Choice

You are working with a client who has a problem with alcoholism.He begins telling you that he is drinking to avoid his wife who makes him so angry he is fantasizing about ways to hurt her.You decide that the confidentiality of your client is paramount and do not warn the wife.Which of the following statements accurately represents your liability for malpractice in this example?

• A) You have increased your liability to the client.You have no liability issues with the wife; she is not your client.
• B) You have decreased your liability to the client.You have no liability issues with the wife; she is not your client.
• C) While you have increased your liability to the client, you also may have liability issues with the wife if she is harmed.
• D) While you have decreased your liability to the client, you also may have liability issues with the wife if she is harmed.

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Definitions:

Organic Product

A molecule that has been produced as a result of an organic reaction, prominently featuring carbon atoms in its structure.

Reaction

A process in which substances, the reactants, are converted into different substances, the products, involving rearrangement of atomic or molecular structures.

Gilman Reagent

Organometallic compounds of the form R2CuLi, utilized in organic chemistry for carbon-carbon bond formation reactions.

3-Methylpentane

An organic compound that is a branched alkane with six carbon atoms, where the methyl group is attached to the third carbon.