Dr. Cheryl Rosenthal is a clinical psychologist. During a session with a client, the client disclosed that he has had violent thoughts about his former spouse and states that he sometimes comes close to acting on them. After the session, Dr. Rosenthal decides to contact both her client's former spouse and the police. She reasons that while she has a duty of fidelity to her client, and must keep their discussions private, she has in this case an overriding duty to prevent serious harm to a third party. Given Dr. Rosenthal's reasoning (and not just what she decides to do based on it),Explain that  which theory best matches her thinking? why?

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The theory that best matches Dr Rosenthals thinking is likely the Utilitarianism which is an ethical ... View the full answer