Ethics (Standards 5 & 6)

Question 1

Standard 5.01 requires psychologists to claim as credentials for their health services only academic degrees that are from regionally accredited educational institutions or were the basis for their _________

Answer 1

psychology licensure

Question 2

Standard 5.02 prohibits psychologists from compensating employees of the press, television etc. in return for _______

Answer 2

publicity

Question 3

Providing professional advice to the public via the internet, radio, TV, or other media is addressed in standard 5.04, which requires psychologists to ensure that they do not imply that a ________ has been established

Answer 3

professional relationship

Question 4

Standard 5.05 prohibits psychologists from _____ testimonials from current clients or others who are vulnerable to undue influence

Answer 4

soliciting

Question 5

Standard 5.06 prohibits psychologists from engaging in _______ in-person solicitation of business from people who are vulnerable to undue influence

Answer 5

uninvited

Question 6

Psychologists may invite a current client’s family members to participate in therapy to benefit the client or offer _______ or community outreach services to individuals

Answer 6

disaster

Question 7

APA’s record keeping guidelines specify that, in the absence of superseding laws or regulations, a psychologist may consider retaining a client’s full record until (1) _____ years after termination of services for adults or (2) ________ years after a minor reacher the age of majority

Answer 7

7; 3

Question 8

In many jurisdictions, laws grant ownership of a client’s physical record to the ______ and give clients the right to inspect and amend the information contained in the record

Answer 8

practitioner or institution

Question 9

HIPAA’s _______ distinguishes between protected health information (PHI) and psychotherapy notes and allows patients to inspect and obtain a copy of PHI contained in a ______

Answer 9

privacy rule; designated record set

Question 10

_______ is also known as the Buckley Amendment and prohibits schools from disclosing personally identifying information from student records without the consent of the parents of student or of eligible students

Answer 10

FERPA -Family Education Rights and Privacy Act)

Question 11

Standard 6.03 prohibits psychologists from withholding a client’s record because of nonpayment of fees when those records are needed for the client’s ______

Answer 11

emergency treatment

Question 12

Standard 6.04 requires psychologists to discuss fees and other financial matter with clients ________

Answer 12

as early as feasable

Question 13

It is acceptable for a psychologist to use a _____ to obtain outstanding fees from a client, but they must do so only after notifying the client of that intent and giving him/her the opportunity to pay the fees

Answer 13

collection agency

Question 14

According to standard 6.05, barter may be acceptable when it is not _______ and not exploitive

Answer 14

clinically contraindicated

Question 15

Referral fees are covered in standard 6.07, which states that they are not prohibited but must be based on the ______ of the services provided and not the referral itself

Answer 15

actual costs

Question 16

sliding-fee scales are not addressed in the Ethics Code but are generally considered acceptable as long as they are ______ and serve the best interests of the client

Answer 16

fair

Question 17

According to the APA’s Ethics Code, psychologists should discuss fees and other financial arrangements with clients:

Answer 17

as early as is feasible

Question 18

A client’s insurance company pays 75% of a client’s therapy fee, while the client is required to pay the remaining 25%. The client asks you to bill the insurance company at a higher hourly rate so that he will not have to pay his 25% co-payment. If you do so, you will be acting:

Answer 18

illegally and unethically

Question 19

A client you had been seeing in therapy for two months suddenly stopped coming to her sessions. You have been unable to contact her and she owes you for the last three sessions. You are thinking about using a collection agency to collect her outstanding fees. In terms of the requirements of the APA’s Ethics Code, the use of a collection agency is:

Answer 19

acceptable as long as you inform her of your intent and give her an opportunity to pay her outstanding fee before doing so

Question 20

When attempting to expand your private practice, it is important to keep in mind that in-person solicitation of business:

Answer 20

may be ethical if the person being solicited is not susceptible to undue influence.

Question 21

You have made an arrangement with another psychologist to exchange a nominal payment of $25.00 for referrals to each other. In terms of the requirements of the APA’s Ethics Code, this is:

Answer 21

unethical if the payment of $25.00 is based on the referral only