Chapter 6

Question 1

Rooted in a client’s right to privacy, is at the core of effective therapy; it is the counselor’s ethical duty to protect private client communication

Answer 1

Confidentiality

Question 2

A legal concept that generally bars the disclosure of confidential communications made to a psychotherapist from any judicial proceedings or court of law

Answer 2

Privileged communication

Question 3

Refers to the constitutional right of individuals to be left alone and to control their personal information

Answer 3

Privacy

Question 4

Passed by Congress to promote standardization and efficiency in the health care industry and to give patients more rights and control over their health information

Answer 4

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

Question 5

Designed to provide a uniform level of privacy and security on the federal level

Answer 5

HIPAA privacy rule

Question 6

Health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers who transmit health information by electronic means

Answer 6

Covered entities

Question 7

Applies to those circumstances where case law or statue requires the mental health professional to make a reasonable effort to contact the identified victim of a client’s serious threats of harm, or to notify law enforcement of the threat

Answer 7

Duty to warn

Question 8

Applies to situations in which the mental health professional has a legal obligation to protect an identified third party who is being threatened; in these cases the therapist generally has other options in addition to warning the person of harm

Answer 8

Duty to protect

Question 9

If clients disclose that children, the elderly, or other dependent adults are being abused or neglected, the professional is required to report the situation under penalty of fines and imprisonment

Answer 9

Reportable abuse

Question 10

Designed to encourage reporting of any suspected cases of child, elder, or dependent adult abuse, and therapists are advised to err on the side of reporting in uncertain circumstances

Answer 10

Mandatory reporting

Question 11

Involves the use of physical force that often results in bodily injury, physical pain, or impairment

Answer 11

Physical abuse

Question 12

Consists of nonconsensual sexual contact of any kind with another individual

Answer 12

Sexual abuse

Question 13

Involves inflicting anguish, pain, or distress through verbal or nonverbal acts

Answer 13

Psychological or emotional abuse

Question 14

The failure of caregivers to fulfill their responsibilities to provide a dependent with basic necessities

Answer 14

Neglect

Question 15

Involves the desertion of a dependent by a person who has assumed responsibility for being a caregiver

Answer 15

Abandonment

Question 16

The illegal or improper use of an elder’s funds, property, or assets

Answer 16

Financial or material exploitation