Test 1

Question 1

Contextual Factors

Answer 1

Primary determinants of therapeutic outcome:
-therapeutic relationship
-personal and interpersonal skills
-the therapeutic method
-client agency

Question 2

Value Imposition

Answer 2

Refers to counselors directly attempting to define a client’s values, attitudes, or beliefs

Question 3

Tolerance for Ambugity

Answer 3

the degree to which a therapist is comfortable with uncertainty, unpredictability, conflicting directions, and multiple demands. Tolerance for ambiguity is manifest in a person’s ability to operate effectively in an uncertain environment.

Question 4

Countertransference

Answer 4

Taking personal issues as a therapist and projecting them on to the client

Question 5

3 Areas of Multicultural competency

Answer 5

Awareness of own beliefs and biases; knowledge; and intervention strategies

Question 6

Mandatory Ethics

Answer 6

Involves a level of ethical functioning at the minimum level of professional practice

Question 7

Aspirational ethics

Answer 7

Focuses on doing what is in the best interest of clients; involves high standards of thinking and conduct

Question 8

Fear-based ethics

Answer 8

Performative ethical behavior for fear of consequences; does not constitute sound ethical practice

Question 9

Concern based ethics

Answer 9

Concern for patients and concern to be practitioner

Question 10

Positive ethics

Answer 10

An approach taken by practitioners, who want to do the best for their clients, rather than simply meeting minimum standards to stay out of trouble

Question 11

Informed consent

Answer 11

Involves the rights of the clients, to be informed about their therapy, and to make autonomous decisions pertaining to it; ethical and legal requirement, that is an integral part of the therapeutic process

Question 12

Confidentiality

Answer 12

An ethical concept around a clients right to privacy, and what information can or cannot be disclosed and when; in most states, it is the legal duty of therapist not to disclose information about a client

Question 13

Privileged communication

Answer 13

Legal concept that protects clients from having their confidential communications revealed in court without their permission

Question 14

Instances in which a counselor legally must report

Answer 14

When therapists believe a child under the age of 16 is the victim of incest, rape, child abuse, or another crime; when therapist determines client needs hospitalization; when information is made an issue in court action; with clients request the records to be released to them or third party

Question 15

Privacy

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Tarasoff case

Answer 16

Case on confidentiality; signified that mental health professionals had the duty to warn third parties if client was a danger to ones self or others; case was about Tatiana Tarasoff who was murder by her obsessed boyfriend—who admitted to wanting to kill in her therapy

Question 17

Jaffe case

Answer 17

Case on privileged communication; ruled that what is said in therapy should be privileged communication and not be revealed to a court; case was about Officer Redmond, a police woman, who shot and killed a suspect; afterwards she was admitted to therapy and when the family of the victim sued her, her psychologist was put on the stand but refused to state what was discussed in therapy outside of the case because it was privileged communication