According to the Tarasoff Case, a Therapist Who Informs the Police

question 52

Multiple Choice

According to the Tarasoff case, a therapist who informs the police that a client intends to harm another person ____.

• A) is unlawfully breaking the principle of privileged communication
• B) can still be sued if he or she has failed to warn the potential victim
• C) has done all that can be reasonably expected
• D) has unlawfully intruded on the client's right to treatment

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Definitions:

Autonomic Nervous

Part of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary functions of the body such as heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate, comprising the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

Emergency

A situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment requiring urgent intervention.

Autonomic Nervous

Part of the nervous system that controls involuntary actions of the muscles and glands, including heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, pupillary response, urination, and sexual arousal.

Digesting

is the biological process in which an organism breaks down food through mechanical and chemical means to absorb nutrients, involving various organs in the digestive system.