Ethically analyze ONE of the following cases in light of the…
Ethically analyze ONE of the following cases in light of the relevant ethical principles: Case 1: You are a psychologist. One of your patients has told you that he is considering harming a woman that he is obsessed with. Your patient has psychological problems but lacks a true mental illness. You are worried about losing your medical licensee if break patient confidentiality which would be financially inconvenient because you just put a down payment on a new house. Do you break patient confidentiality and warn the woman that she is in danger? Why or why not? Case 2: You are an emergency room doctor. There has been a terrible accident involving a van full of Jehovah’s Witnesses on their way to a church service. Some are children. You know that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe in blood transfusions. These people are admitted to your ER. They are all unconscious. The children need blood transfusions to live. The adults have documentation of their wishes to not have blood transfusions for themselves and for their children on their persons. Do you give the children blood? Why or why not?
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