For contemporary psychotherapists, the most relevant implication of the finding in the Tarasoff case is the
A. duty to warn.
B. obligation to protect client confidentiality without exception.
C. importance of continuing education for licensed psychologists.
D. importance of maintaining test security by not allowing tests to be taken outside of the professional office setting.
A. duty to warn.
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The personality of an individual is _____
a. completely based on self-perception c. a unique cluster of characteristics b. unstable and unpredictable d. determined at birth and stays unchanged
Dr. Samuel Cartwright’s diagnosis of drapetomania, which purported to explain why slaves sought freedom, exemplifies:
A) the recognition of the intolerable conditions of slavery and the need to escape those conditions. B) how notions of mental disorder can serve the interests of those who are in power by putting a veneer of science on a subjective process. C) how great suffering elicits the "fight-or-flight" response, which is a normal human reaction. D) recognition of panic disorder as far back as the early years of the nineteenth century.
Examples of oppressive systems include:
a. racism. b. sexism. c. classism. d. all of the above
Which of the following people is most closely associated with the concept of locus of control?
a. Seligman b. Rotter c. Ellis d. Bandura