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
b. neither Jonathan's nor Joanna's case
c. Joanna's case only
d. Jonathan's case only
Question 2
At one time, psychologists were primarily involved in evaluating criminal defendants for competency to stand trial. Now psychologists ____.
a. primarily do evaluations for competency cases that involve the new guilty, but mentally ill defense
b. are forbidden from doing such evaluations
c. evaluate civil defendants for competency to stand
d. aevaluate civil defendants for competency to stand
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