Due to a mental condition, Jonathan seems unable to feed or care for himself. His family wants to put him in a treatment facility against his will. Joanna has told her therapist that she plans to kill her husband. The therapist is contemplating breaching this confidence so that the husband can be warned. Which case involves behavior that has legal and ethical implications?
a. both Jonathan's and Joanna's cases c. Joanna's case only
b. neither Jonathan's nor Joanna's case d. Jonathan's case only
A
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A. the failures of psychoanalysis B. moral treatment movement C. community mental health centers D. deinstitutionalization
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A) Alarm B) Resistance C) Rumination D) Exhaustion
What aspect of Aristotle's philosophy became the cornerstone of most modern theories of learning??
a. ?The reminiscence theory of knowledge b. ?The laws of association c. ?The notion of common sense d. ?The assumption that the souls of the living organisms are arranged in a hierarchy