Tatiana Tarasoff was killed by Prosenjit Poddar, a graduate student at The University of California. Tatiana's parents sued; the case was heard by the Supreme Court of California. The Tarasoff case is important because
A. it gave a legal definition of "dangerousness."
B. it clarified the tax-exempt status of racially segregated colleges.
C. it concluded that psychologists could assist in jury selection if they provided their questionnaire responses to the other side.
D. it specified that psychotherapists have a duty to use reasonable care to protect identifiable, potential victims from clients in psychotherapy who threaten violence.
D
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a. blood vessel dementia. b. anoxia dementia. c. hypoxia dementia. d. vascular dementia.
Because biological approaches still have a general ineffectiveness for treating cognitive disorders, to improve a person's quality of life remains extremely important
a. interpersonal treatment b. psychological treatment c. psychosomatic treatment d. psychobiological treatment
Discuss the DSM classification system. What new information is included in the DSM-5?
What will be an ideal response?
Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome is considered one of the most common causes of ____
a. uterine fibroids c. dyspareunia b. cervical cancer d. vulvodynia