Question

1. A family bereavement counselor working in an elder care unit of a hospital regularly considered the extent to which factors associated with the families’ culture or religious values should be considered in the treatment plan. Is this scenario Ethical or Unethical? Select True for Ethical or False for Unethical

2.   A psychologist working in a Medicaid clinic decided not to include a cognitive component in a behavioral treatment based solely on the psychologist’s belief that lower-income patients were incapable of responding to “talk therapies.” Is this scenario Ethical or Unethical? Select True for Ethical or False for Unethical

3.  Consistent with Standard 10.10a, Terminating Treatment, a psychologist treating a client/patient with a diagnosis of borderline disorder terminated therapy when she realized the client/patient had formed an iatrogenic attachment to her that was clearly interfering with any benefits that could be derived from the treatment. However, she did not provide appropriate pretermination counseling and referrals to the client/patient. Is this scenario Ethical or Unethical? Select True for Ethical or False for Unethical

4. A graduate student interning at an inpatient psychiatric hospital asked her patients if they would agree to participate in her dissertation research. Is this scenario Ethical or Unethical? Select True for Ethical or False for Unethical    

5. A psychologist providing services at a college counseling center was having difficulties with her own college-aged son’s drinking habits. She began to share her concerns about her son wit h her clients and sometimes asked their advice. Is this scenario Ethical or Unethical? Select True for Ethical or False for Unethical

6.  Sexual relationships with individuals with whom psychologists have a current professional relationship are always unethical. Is this statement True or False? Select True for Ethical or False for Unethical

7.  It may not be possible or reasonable to avoid multiple relationships. Psychologists who live and work in rural communities, in small towns, on American Indian reservations, in small insulated religious or immigrant communities, or within unique langue groups are often the only qualified professional available to provide specialty services. When alternative psychological services are not available, providing such services is not in violation of Standard 3.05 Multiple Relationships. Is this statement True or False?  Select True for Ethical or False for Unethical

8. Standard 3.05, Multiple Relationship prohibits psychologists from hugging, hand-holding, or putting an arm around those with whom they work in all cases including special events such as graduation, termination of therapy, promotion.  Is this statement True or False? Select True for Ethical or False for Unethical

9. Unethical multiple relationships often emerge after psychologists have engaged in a pattern that progresses from apparently benign and perhaps well-intended boundary crossings to increasingly intrusive and harmful boundary violations and multiple relationships. Therefore, it is the psychologist’s responsibility to monitor and ensure appropriate boundaries between professional and personal communications and relationships. Is this statement True or False?  Select True for Ethical or False for Unethical

10.  Receiving referrals from current or recent clients/patients is an excellent way to grow a practice as a psychologist. Is this statement True or False? Select True for Ethical or False for Unethical  

Answer 1

Answer1. True

Therapist has to take the cultural believes of the client and their family members into consideration,it is ethical and it is an important part of the therapy.

Answer2. False unethical

Therapist cannot assume on her own that people belonging to lower socio economic strata are not cognitively smart or won't be able to get best results from cognitive therapy, therapist should not make such discrimination and should not base their therapy on such factors it is completely unethical.

Answer3. True

Therapist was ethical in her treatment, after the Client develops any kind of positive transference towards the therapist, the therapist should be aware of it and should efficiently try to deal with it,but if therapist feels even after their efforts things are not changing ,they should discontinue the therapy.

Answer 4. True

If you are taking patients as part of your study ,it is ehical only if you take patients permission about their participation in the study and tell them in detail about their role in the study. They should also get acceptance from the appointed ethics committee for the same.

Answer 5. False this scenario is unethical.

Involving patient in your personal problems and asking for their advise is totally unethical when you are treating them aa a therapist.

Answer 6. Statement stated is true. Answer is false unethical. It is certainly unethical to have any kind of sexual relationship with the person with whom you have professional relationship.

Answer 7. Multiple professional relationship ie therapist patient or doctor patient relationship is not unethical . When population to be served or catered is more that the therapist avilabikavai , maintaining only one to one therapist client relationship is not possible,in such cases multiple relationship is not unethical,a therapist can treat more than one client at a time.

Answer 8. False ie unethical. In any kind of single or multiple relationship , therapist is not allowed to show any kind of physical advances towards their client. Any kind of hugging,putting an arm around even in special situations is unethical.

Answer 9. True ethical.

Maintaining boundaries and avoiding boundary crossing and violations is completely ethical, therapist should be very cautious and always aware of boundary crossing s and also violations.

Answer 10. True receiving referrals from clients or patients is ethical but paying the client in any form of money or favour for the referrals is unethical. For that even treating that client free of cost just because he has provided you with new clients is also totally unethical,but helping or serving more people with referral is fair.