The Demand for a Good or Service Rises If at Every

question 22

Multiple Choice

The demand for a good or service rises if at every price people are willing and able to purchase more than they did previously. The reason that the demand for health care has risen is that

• A) the third-party payment system has increased people's willingness to purchase more.
• B) the third-party payment system has increased people's ability to purchase more.
• C) the price of health care has fallen due to technological change.
• D) the quality of health care has risen.
• E) the price of health care has fallen while the quality has risen.

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Definitions:

Duty to Protect

A legal and ethical mandate in mental health practice requiring professionals to take reasonable steps to prevent harm to their client or others, which may involve breaking confidentiality under certain conditions.

Confidentiality

The ethical principle or legal right that a physician or other healthcare provider will hold secret all information relating to a patient, unless the patient gives consent permitting disclosure.

Mental Health

Refers to the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional well-being of an individual; how people think, feel, and behave.

Duty to Protect

A legal and ethical obligation of mental health professionals to break confidentiality to warn identifiable individuals if their client poses a direct threat to them.