Youare apsychiatristoncallwith a stateprison.Youhavebeencalledintoexamineaninmatewhohasbeenbehavingerratically.Prisonofficialsareconcernedthatheposes a dangertohimselfandothers.Theyhaveconfinedhimin a baresolitarycelltobesurehecan'thurthimself,andhaveaskedyoutoevaluatehim. Immediately,yourecognizeanethicaldilemma.Yourdutyasa psychiatristrequiresyoutoactinthebestinterestsofyourpatient,butatthesametime,yourecognizethattheprisonsettingbringswithitcertaindutiesthatfavorinstitutionalsecurityoverpatientrights. Your session with the inmate has left you convinced that the inmate has the intention of attacking his cellmate. You are faced with a dilemma. As a professional, you are committed to patient confidentiality, and the inmate has not given you permission to share anything that he told you.
At the same time, you recognize that the cellmate's safety is at risk. Your dilemma is resolved by the ____________ rule, which states that you would be liable if you fail to act and the cellmate is harmed.
A. Washington
B. Tarasoff
C. Harper
D. Ruiz
Answer: B
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In classical conditioning a researcher takes an animal through extinction and then waits a while. If the response returns without additional training, we call it _________ __________
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The part of the dream that is hidden and symbolic and must be interpreted to be understood is called the __________ content
a. manifest b. lucid c. archetypal d. latent
Auditory or visual information that people do not pay attention to
a. cannot affect behavior. b. usually does not enter consciousness. c. does not affect verbal processing. d. normally produces only episodic memories. e. is easily encoded from sensory memory into short-term memory.
Self-efficacy is developed by:
A. earning praise from a supervisor. B. comparing one's self to others. C. participating in training. D. participating in therapy.