Both Lawyers and Psychologists Have a Responsibility to the Confidentiality

question 13

Essay

Both lawyers and psychologists have a responsibility to the confidentiality of their clients. Even so, they must legally warn a potential victim of immanent harm. You are a psychologist who is working with a patient who suffers from dissociative disorder. Before he was medicated, he made violent statements about his ex-wife, who now lives in a different state. He is medicated now, and the threats have ceased, but he has told you that he had a troubling dream he drove for fourteen hours straight to murder his wife. How will you determine whether your ethical and legal responsibilities require informing the man's ex-wife of what he has said to you? Analyze your decision in detail.

Summarize the historical approaches that shaped the development of psychology.

Compare and contrast behavioral and psychodynamic approaches.

Describe the steps involved in the scientific method.

Recognize and explain the use and importance of surveys and interviews in descriptive research.

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Definitions:

Economic Profit

The discrepancy between gross revenue and comprehensive costs, inclusive of both apparent and implied expenses.

Marginal Cost

The supplementary cost associated with manufacturing one more unit of a good or service.

Decreasing Its Output

A strategy or condition where a firm reduces the quantity of goods or services it produces, often in response to lower demand or to increase prices.

Marginal Revenue

Marginal revenue is the additional income generated from selling one more unit of a good or service, critical for determining the optimal level of output for profit maximization.