ethical, legal, and professional responsibilities of clinical practice

Question 1

law

Answer 1

the principles and regulations established in a community by authority and applicable to its people

Question 2

where is the law in ireland found

Answer 2

in the Constitution (Bunreaxht na hEireann) statute and common law

Question 3

is it our duty or comply with legal or ethical standards

Answer 3

both

Question 4

Tarsoff v. Board of Regents of the University of California (1976)

Answer 4

• Prosenjit Poddar met Tanya Tarasoff at UCBerkeley and wanted a serious relationship but she did not
• rejection caused Poddar to undergo a severe emotional crisis and he confided in a campus psychologist that he was going to kill Tanya
• psychologist notified campus police to have him committed
• they briefly detained him but was released because he appeared rational and promised to stay away from her
• at the order of the psychologist’s superior (psychiatrist), no steps were taken to commit Poddar or warn Tanya
• in late October, Poddar murdered Tanya

Question 5

Tarsoff v. Board of Regents of the University of California (1976) outcome

Answer 5

US supreme court ruled that when a therapist determines a patient to be dangerous to another, the therapist has a duty to protect the other person

Question 6

conscientious objection definition

Answer 6

a healthcare professional declines to participate in a lawful process or procedure due to personal beliefs, values, or moral concerns