Ethics (Professional Practice)

Question 1

the psychology licensing boards protect the public by determining the _______ into the profession and monitoring the performance of licenced psychologists

Answer 1

standards for admission

Question 2

The EEEP is designed to assist the boards in evaluating the qualifications of applicants for licensure by assessing the ________ that has been identified as foundational to the competent practice of psychology

Answer 2

knowledge

Question 3

______ is a legal concept that serves as the basis for a criminal defense in many jurisdictions

Answer 3

Insanity

Question 4

_____ refers to a defendant’s ability to consult with his/her lawyer with a “reasonable degree of rational understanding”

Answer 4

competence to stand trial

Question 5

A ______ witness testifies to what he/she has seen, heard, or observed regarding an event or occurrence and is usually not allowed to offer an opinion

Answer 5

fact

Question 6

A ______ witness is qualified by the court based on his/her expertise to offer opinions and respond to hypothetical situations

Answer 6

expert

Question 7

for a person to bring a claim of malpractice, four conditions must be met: first, the psychologist must have had a _______ relationship with the person that established a _______. Second, there must be a demonstrable _____ that the psychologist has breached. Third, the person suffered harm or injury. And fourth, the psychologist’s breach of duty was the _______ of the person’s harm or injury

Answer 7

professional; duty of care; standard of care; proximate cause

Question 8

the first step in responding to a subpoena is to determine if it is _______. If so, a formal response is required and the psychologist should contact the client to discuss the implications of providing the requested information and obtain the client’s consent

Answer 8

legally valid

Question 9

If the client does not consent to the subpoena and the requesting party continues to demand that the information be provided, the psychologist can have his/her attorney file a motion to squash the subpoena or a motion for a __________

Answer 9

protective order

Question 10

when a request for confidential client information arises for the first time in court or at a deposition, the psychologist may assert the ______

Answer 10

psychotherapist-patient privilege

Question 11

studies on sexual misconduct by psychotherapists have found that male therapists engage in sexual relationships with clients more often than female therapists do, that the clients they become involved with are most often female, and that these male therapists are typically ______ than the female clients

Answer 11

older

Question 12

the research has found that therapists reporting sexual boundary violations were also more likely to report being involved in ____ crossings

Answer 12

non-sexual boundary

Question 13

HIPAA’s _______ provides minimum standards for the access and use of a patient’s health information and distinguishes between protected health information and psychotherapy notes

Answer 13

Privacy Rule

Question 14

the privacy rule takes precedence over state law only when the state law provides patients with less control over their health records but it is superseded by state law when the law is more _______

Answer 14

stingent

Question 15

__________ is conducted to determine the optimal allocation of financial resources

Answer 15

cost analysis

Question 16

__________analysis is useful when the interventions to be compared have similar goals but it is not possible to assign a monetary value to their outcomes, which are expressed in measurable terms such as number of clients who drop out prematurely or scores on a measure of symptoms severity

Answer 16

cost-effectiveness

Question 17

______ analysis involves comparing alternative interventions by comparing their costs with the value of their outcomes in terms of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)

Answer 17

cost-utility

Question 18

the publication manual for the american psychological association provides recommendations for avoiding bias in language. For example, it recommends that references to racial and ethnic groups be as specific as possible, that the generic use of the ______ be avoided by using the plural form of the noun and pronoun or by omitting the pronoun when confusion is unlikely, and that people but put first when describing people with a ________

Answer 18

masculine pronoun; physical or mental disability

Question 19

A psychologist has received a subpoena duces tecum requesting that she testify in court about a former client and provide the court with records related to the client’s treatment. The psychologist does not have a release from the client to do so. She should:

Answer 19

appear in court but claim the privilege on behalf of the client.

Question 20

A psychologist is subpoenaed to testify at a deposition about a current therapy client. This means that the psychologist:

Answer 20

must appear at the deposition as requested.

Question 21

For a client to bring a claim of malpractice against his or her therapist, which of the following conditions is NOT necessary?

Answer 21

The harm or injury experienced by the client must be due to deliberate action or inaction on the part of the therapist.

Question 22

Pope and Vetter (1992) found that psychotherapists encountered ethical dilemmas related to which of the following most frequently in their work?

Answer 22

confidentiality

Question 23

Research by Lamb and Catanzaro (1998) on sexual misconduct by psychotherapists found that:

Answer 23

therapists who had sex with their clients were more likely than those who did not to have been involved in nonsexual dual relationships with clients.

Question 24

The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) is best described as:

Answer 24

a measure of basic knowledge of psychology.

Question 25

The primary purpose of the state and provincial licensing boards is to:

Answer 25

protect the public

Question 26

To compare the impact of two or more interventions on patients’ duration and quality of life, you would conduct which of the following types of cost analysis?

Answer 26

cost-utility

Question 27

cost-utility analysis

Answer 27

conducted to compare the effects of two or more treatments on duration and quality of life.

Question 28

Cost-effectiveness analysis

Answer 28

used to compare the costs and benefits of different treatments in terms of specific nonmonetary outcomes (e.g., symptom severity, premature dropout rate) to identify the treatment that produces the best outcomes at the least cost.

Question 29

cost-minimization analysis

Answer 29

conducted to determine the least costly option among several options.

Question 30

cost-benefit analysis

Answer 30

involves determining the relative costs and benefits of a particular treatment in monetary terms.

Question 31

To serve as an expert witness in a court case, you:

Answer 31

must be qualified by the court to offer opinions and conclusions