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You are a therapist practicing in the state of New Jersey an…

You are a therapist practicing in the state of New Jersey and your patient indicates they are planning to murder their significant other.   You ask the patient about their plan, and they indicate they purchased a gun last week.  Review New Jersey’s duty to warn/protect law at this website: https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-2a/section-2a-62a-16/ Using New Jersey’s law answer the following two questions: Considering the strict definitions of duty to warn/duty to protect, explain whether New Jersey is a duty to warn OR duty to protect state [Hint: The NJ law uses warn and protect interchangeably – so pay attention to the actual stipulations in the law]. Based on this law, what action(s) would you take as a practicing psychologist?

Extra Credit Choose one of the following questions and answe…

Extra Credit Choose one of the following questions and answer in 3 sentences or more for 5 points of extra credit. Be specific in supporting your answer and use proper terminology. Any response less than 3 sentences will not receive any credit.   1. A 60-year-old patient undergoing abdominal surgery is placed in the Trendelenburg position. Explain the anatomical rationale for placing a patient in the Trendelenburg position. Describe how this position affects the relative location of abdominal and pelvic organs. Include one other clinical situation where this position is especially useful and why. 2. A newborn was delivered using a vacuum-assisted (vacuum extractor) birth, and the baby’s head appeared elongated immediately after birth. Explain why the baby’s head might appear misshapen after a vacuum-assisted delivery.Describe why the head usually returns to a normal shape within a few days. Include the anatomical structures involved that allow this correction.