The Johnson V

question 14

Multiple Choice

The Johnson v.Misericordia Community Hospital legal case held that:

• A) A psychotherapist had a duty to warn a person that his patient was making threats to harm a third person.
• B) The hospital had a duty to require that patients be examined by members of the hospital staff who were skilled in the treatment required.
• C) The hospital did not apply its own credentialing rules and,therefore,did not follow its own standard of care in determining the qualifications of physicians practicing at the facility.
• D) When a physician withdraws from the contractual relationship with a patient,he must provide the patient with reasonable notice to obtain a new physician or alternative treatment.

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Definitions:

Autobiographical Memory

Memory for events and other information from one’s own life.

Bartlett

Refers to Frederic Bartlett, a British psychologist who made significant contributions to the study of memory and cognition, particularly regarding how people reconstruct past events and remember stories.

Schemata

Schemata are cognitive frameworks or concepts that help individuals organize and interpret information, based on their past experiences and knowledge.