A therapist who broke confidentiality with a patient without the patient's consent because of fears that the person would harm someone else was acting according to the ethical principle of:

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The ethical principle of duty to protect mandates therapists to break confidentiality when they suspect that a client may harm themselves or others. This duty supersedes the principle of confidentiality, which states that therapists must keep client information private. Therefore, the therapist in this situation acted according to the duty to protect principle.

A Therapist Who Broke Confidentiality with a Patient Without the Patient's