Explain why the psychotherapist-patient privilege is supported by stronger policy justifications than the doctor-patient privilege.

What will be an ideal response?


The psychotherapist is more likely to be the recipient of damaging, embarrassing, and personal information than the ordinary doctor. Moreover, patients might be less likely to go to a psychotherapist if there were a threat that information exchanged would be publicly revealed.

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In December 1994, armed terrorists disguised as _____ _____ boarded an Air France jet in Algiers and hijacked it to France. The aircraft was reportedly packed with explosives to be detonated over the capital city of Paris

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following styles of policing allows the greatest amount of discretion by police officers?

a. Watchman b. Legalistic c. Service d. Victim oriented

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Traditional sex roles that keep females subservient are employed under the emotional and psychological typology category of:

a. Humiliation and degradation b. Jealousy and possession c. Male privilege d. Emotional withholding

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?According to Eysenck, what is the foundation for criminality?

A. ?the over-reactive RAS B. ?interactions of environmental conditions and inherited personality traits C. ?financial gain D. ?instrumental conditioning

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