Question #2: Confidentiality (Readings: California Supreme Court, Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California”)
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:25 am
Question #2: Confidentiality (Readings:
California Supreme Court, Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of
California”) (8.25 points)
Otto, a school bus driver, goes to see a psychiatrist. He
complains that his marriage is falling apart, that he is having
trouble making enough money to provide for his family, and that he
has been chronically depressed. He asks if the psychiatrist
can prescribe any antidepressant that won’t prevent him from
enjoying “a drink or two, now and then.” During the course of
the session, the driver admits that he actually has 6-8 drinks
every night, but only after his day of driving is done. He
says that he’s only driven his bus after drinking “a couple of
times all year”—and that he never gets behind the wheel unless he
“feels in control.”
California Supreme Court, Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of
California”) (8.25 points)
Otto, a school bus driver, goes to see a psychiatrist. He
complains that his marriage is falling apart, that he is having
trouble making enough money to provide for his family, and that he
has been chronically depressed. He asks if the psychiatrist
can prescribe any antidepressant that won’t prevent him from
enjoying “a drink or two, now and then.” During the course of
the session, the driver admits that he actually has 6-8 drinks
every night, but only after his day of driving is done. He
says that he’s only driven his bus after drinking “a couple of
times all year”—and that he never gets behind the wheel unless he
“feels in control.”