Card 102 / 104: A man has a rare, highly contagious disease that is fatal. He is keeping it a secret and insists that he will never tell his wife. You should
A)
break confi dentiality and tell his wife
B)
honor the man’s decision not to tell his wife for therapeutic reasons.
C)
honor the man’s decision not to tell his wife in order to maintain ethical confi dentiality
D)
handle it based on your clinical intuition since ethical guidelines fail to address this emotionally charged issue
Answer:
A) break confi dentiality and tell his wife
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