Book Edition | 11th Edition |
Author(s) | Kalat |
ISBN | 9781305271555 |
Publisher | Cengage Learning |
Subject | Psychology |
The Tarasoff ruling requires a therapist to warn or protect anyone whom a psychotherapy patient seriously threatens. What is one major risk that results from this policy?
(a) A call to the threatened person might awaken him or her in the middle of the night.
(b) Many therapists will have to be trained in certain aspects of the law.
(c) Potentially dangerous clients may avoid psychotherapy.