Ethics (Standards 3 & 4)

Question 1

Standard 3.02 defines sexual harassment as:

Answer 1

behaviours that are sexual in nature and are unwelcome, offensive, or create a hostile work or educational environment or would be recognized by a reasonable person as being abusive

Question 2

In the context of sexual harassment, ______ refers to an explicit or implicit requirement to trade sexual favors for a tangible job benefit

Answer 2

quid pro quo

Question 3

Standard 3.05(a) prohibits psychologists from entering into a multiple relationship with a person when that relationship could be reasonably expected to impair their objectivity or competence or risks ________ to that person

Answer 3

exploitation or harm

Question 4

Standard 3.05(c) states that, when psychologists accept multiple roles in forensic settings, they must clarify ______ and issues related to confidentiality

Answer 4

role expectations

Question 5

Gottlieb proposes that psychologists consider 3 factors when assessing the acceptability of a multiple relationship:

Answer 5

• the power differential
• the duration of the relationship
• the clarity of termination

Question 6

Legally, three conditions must be met for consent to be truy informed:

Answer 6

-capacity, comprehension, and voluntariness

Question 7

Standard 3.10 requires that psychologists obtain consent using language that is ________ and that consents be _______

Answer 7

• reasonably understandable

- documented

Question 8

When the individual is a minor or other person not legally capable of giving consent, a psychologist should provide the individual with an explanation, seek the individual’s _______, and obtain permission from a legally authorized person

Answer 8

assent

Question 9

______ refers to a psychologist’s obligation to protect clients from unauthorized disclosure of information revealed in the context of a professional relationship, while __________ is a legal concept that protects a client’s confidentiality in the context of a legal proceeding

Answer 9

confidentiality; privilege

Question 10

In legal settings, the client is usually the ______, but a psychologist may _______ on behalf of the client

Answer 10

holder of the privilege; claim the privilege

Question 11

In their survey of APA members, Pope and Vetter found that _______ was identified by respondents as the most frequently occuring “ethically troubling issue”

Answer 11

confidentiality

Question 12

Standard 4.02 requires psychologists to discuss the limits of confidentiality with clients, unless not feasible, at the ______ and thereafter as new circumstances warrant

Answer 12

outset of the relationship

Question 13

Psychologists may discuss confidential information with others with the consent of the client or his/her legal representative or when to do so is _______ or permitted by law for a valid reason

Answer 13

mandated

Question 14

Psychologists may breach client confidentiality when:

Answer 14

the client is the perpetrator or minor victim of child abuse or is a danger to self or others

Question 15

Tarasoff decision

Answer 15

established a duty to warn/protect the intended victim of a client when the client poses a clear and imminent danger to that individual

Question 16

Standard 4.06 states that when consulting with others about a client, psychologists discuss only information that is relevant to the purpose of the consultation and must obtain ______ from the client before doing so unless the client’s identity can be distinguished

Answer 16

prior consent

Question 17

Standard 4.07 states that psychologists do not reveal personally identifiable client information in their writings, lectures etc. unless they take reasonable steps to disguise the person’s identity or have obtained ____________ from the client to do so

Answer 17

written consent