Ethics #2 Flashcards
If a person earns a Ph.D. in Psychology, completes an internship, and becomes licensed, they are competent to practice in all areas of psychology (i.e., see any client, and treat any disorder).
T/F
False
According to your text, competence can be broken down into to areas: _________________ competence and ______________ competence.
- Intellectual; Emotional
- Legal; Ethical
- Academic: Humanistic
-Undergraduate; Graduate
Intellectual; Emotional
Juan is attending a training to learn a new Mindfulness therapy. In addition to the training, he is going to have his first few client sessions supervised by a trainer. What area of competence is Juan addressing?
- Intellectual Competence
- Academic Competence
- Clinical Competence
- Legal Competence
Intellectual Competence
Nikki is engaging in a new practice where she spends 5 minutes at the end of each day reflecting on her practice. She emphasizes identifying her feelings toward her clients; regardless of whether they are positive or negative. Her goal is to honestly identify her reactions toward her clients to make sure her personal feelings do not impact her professional practice. What area of competence is Nikki addressing?
- Emotional Competence
- Humanistic Competence
- Ethical Competence
- Clinical Competence
Emotional Competence
According to the text, objectively defining competence is ___________________.
- Easy
- Obvious
- Difficult
- Elusive (NO)
N/A
According to the APA Standard 9, informed consent for testing involves which of the following components?
- All of these are components of informed consent for testing
- How other parties involved (i.e., interpreters) will be instructed to maintain confidentiality
- Purpose of the testing
- How the results will be shared
All of these are components of informed consent for testing
A PhD or PsyD in psychology and having a license to practice is sufficient preparation to conduct psychological assessments.
- Yes, this is adequate preparation but only because the individual has a doctoral degree
- Yes, this is adequate preparation but only because the individual is licensed.
- No, psychologists also must have a license to conduct assessments
- No, psychologists must make sure they have the necessary training and supervised experience.
No, psychologists must make sure they have the necessary training and supervised experience.
A psychologist needs to give a client a self-report questionnaire. Unfortunately, the client has many underlying health conditions and cannot come into the office due to the Covid-19 pandemic; this client requests to be seen via telehealth. Because the client cannot physically read and complete the self-report form, the psychologist administers the questionnaire over the phone (i.e., reads the questions and response options and allows the client to select the response). If a psychologist must adapt test administration in a way that is different from standardized test administration instructions, how should he/she handle this situation?
- The psychologist should write in the report a description of how test standardization was broken and describe how the test was administered
- The psychologist should verbally explain it to the client, but does not need to document any change in standardization
- The psychologist should never break standardized testing protocol
- The psychologist should ask the client’s permission before breaking standardized protocol
The psychologist should write in the report a description of how test standardization was broken and describe how the test was administered
You are a licensed psychologist working with a divorced mother and her daughter and seeing the pair in family therapy. The mother described her ex-husband, her daughter’s father, as a selfish narcissist. On a separate occasion, the daughter described her father in a very similar manner. The daughter has made it clear to you that she prefers living full-time with her mother and does not want more contact with her father. The mother told you that her ex-husband has recently filed for full custody of the daughter. The mother would like you to testify in support of her retaining full custody and tell the judge why the father should not gain full custody of the child. How should you respond?
- You should testify; Psychologists are required to testify when requested to do so by a current client
- You should not testify; Psychologists should not provide custody recommendations unless they have evaluated both parents
- You should not testify; Only licensed forensic psychologists can provide court testimony
- You should testify; You have clear information from both the mother and daughter that the father is an unfit parent ( NOT )
TBD
According to the APA Ethical Standards, who is responsible for ensuring a test has appropriate validity (accuracy) and scoring?
- The publishing company, because they sell the test
- The psychologist, because he/she is selects and administers the test
- The researcher, because he/she first created the test ( NOT )
- The client, because he/she is taking the test
TBD
According to the APA Ethics Code, if a psychologist sees that a colleague is engaging in a relatively minor unethical behavior, how should the psychologist respond?
- The psychologist should investigate to determine if this behavior is harming clients
- The psychologist should learn to mind his/her own business
- Report the colleague immediately to the licensing board.
- Discuss the matter with the colleague as part of the informal resolution process
Discuss the matter with the colleague as part of the informal resolution process
Jill is a member of the APA. She recently engaged in serious unethical behavior. The APA may respond by:
- Removing Jill’s license to practice
- Bringing a civil complaint against Jill
- Bringing a criminal complaint against Jill
- Removing Jill’s APA membership
Removing Jill’s APA membership
Juan is licensed by the state of Utah as a psychologist. He recently engaged in serious unethical behavior. The State Licensing Board may respond by:
- sending Juan to jail
- removing Juan’s license to practice
- removing Juan’s APA membership
- letting Juan’s graduate program know he turned out to be a poor psychologist
removing Juan’s license to practice
All of the following are steps in ethical decision making process, EXCEPT:
- Determine who, if anyone, is the client
- Consider if personal feelings or bias is impacting your judgement
- Clearly state the ethical dilemma
- Ignore the situation and hope it goes away
Ignore the situation and hope it goes away
According to the ASPBB, what are common reasons for ethical complaints?
- Sexual misconduct
- Unprofessional conduct
- Negligence
- All of these are common reasons for ethical complaints
All of these are common reasons for ethical complaints
