A Psychologist Is Seeing a Client Who Reports That He/she

question 16

Multiple Choice

A psychologist is seeing a client who reports that he/she is planning to kill his/her spouse.If the ruling in the Tarasoff case is applicable to this situation,the psychologist should

• A) maintain confidentiality and not share this information with anyone.
• B) break confidentiality and inform police of this threat.
• C) require the client to call police and inform them directly of the threat.
• D) break confidentiality and inform all appropriate persons, including the spouse, of the threat.

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