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Question 1

Ethical behaviour arguably begins with

Answer 1

familiarity with professional codes of ethics

Question 2

Ethical decision making involves

Answer 2

application of the code of ethics coupled with awareness of one’s own values and morals and one’s own interpretation of what is in the best interest of the client.

Question 3

Corey (1996) suggested that

Answer 3

developing a sense of professional and ethical responsibility is never-ending with professionals periodically needing to review a number of issues

Question 4

Research has shown that up to _____ of postgraduate psychology students have been in personal therapy (Holzman et al., 1996).

Answer 4

75%

Question 5

Saddichha et al. (2012) suggest that mental health professionals engage in their own therapy so they

Answer 5

are aware of their own motivations for working in psychology and the potential influence their own schemas have on work with clients.

Question 6

Research has identified three styles of perfectionism (Zhang et al., 2007)

Answer 6

Self-oriented perfectionism

Other-oriented perfectionism

Socially prescribed perfectionism

Question 7

Self-oriented perfectionism refers to

Answer 7

the tendency for an individual to set and seek high self-standards of performance (e.g., “I should be perfect in everything I do”).

Question 8

Other-oriented perfectionism refers to

Answer 8

the tendency for an individual to expect that others should or would be perfect in their performance

Question 9

Socially prescribed perfectionism

Answer 9

tendency for an individual to believe that others expect perfection from him or her

Question 10

If you identify with self-oriented perfectionism, you may be at greater risk of

Answer 10

burnout

Question 11

If you associate with other-oriented perfectionism, you are likely to feel

Answer 11

annoyed with your clients and feel let down by their mistakes