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Lying in a clinical context is generally wrong for many reasons. What are some reasons that less than full disclosure may be morally justifiable? Select all the correct answers

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 Lying in a clinical context is generally wrong for many reasons. What are some reasons that less than full disclosure may be morally justifiable? Select all the correct answers

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If a patient is overly pessimistic, disclosure of negative possibilities may actually contribute to actualizing these very possibilities

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The disclosure would create incapacitating emotional distress

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Disclosure that would make a depressed patient actively suicidal

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The patient themselves state an informed preference not to be told the truth

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The patient has a very poor prognosis

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