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skymedlock

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Psychologist Holtz is working with a patient, Rebecca, who has expressed the intention to seriously harm two of her acquaintances. If you apply the principle set forth by the Supreme Court of California in the Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California case, Psychologist Holtz
 A)has, because of the bystander rule, no duty to warn the foreseeable victims about Rebecca's expressed intention to harm them.
 B)has a duty to exercise reasonable care to protect foreseeable victims of Rebecca's violence.
 C)is in a special relationship with patients, and this relationship creates a privilege of confidentiality between the communicants.
 D)will be held to a strict duty of care and will be held liable for any victim's injuries if Holtz failed to warn them of Rebecca's potential violence toward them.

Question 2

The Administrative Procedure Act imposes controls on agencies by requiring basic fairness in areas not regulated by the enabling legislation. This method of reining in powerful agencies is a form of
 A)informational control.
 B)political control.
 C)judicial review.
 D)statutory control.



micaelaswann

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



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