Question 1

As of 2015, the voted to amend the Ethics Code to

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A)   remove the duty to warn.
B)   require specialized training in Internet-based therapy.
C)   remove all exceptions to confidentiality.
D)   prohibit psychologists' participation in torture or "enhanced interrogation."

Question 2

The Ethics Code defines _____ relationships as occurring when a psychologist is in a professional role with a person and has another role with that person that could impair the psychologist's "objectivity, competence, or effectiveness in performing his or her functions as a psychologist" or otherwise risks exploiting or harming the other person.

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A)   intermediary
B)   multiple
C)   surrogate
D)   exploitative

Question 3

Discuss the APA's Ethics Code for psychologists when dealing with clients.

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APA's Ethics Code makes clear that psych...

Question 4

Discuss the ideas behind the M'Naghten Rule, the irresistible impulse test, the Durham Rule, the ALI guidelines, and the Insanity Defense Reform Act.

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Various controversies have emerged durin...

Question 5

The notion added to the M'Naghten Rule that some criminal behaviors may result from a person's inability to inhibit actions that they feel compelled to carry out led to the

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A)   substituted judgment condition.
B)   Durham Rule.
C)   irresistible impulse test.
D)   ALI guidelines.

Question 6

A subjective analysis of what the client would decide if he or she were cognitively capable of making the decision is known as

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A)   insanity defense.
B)   substituted judgment.
C)   least restrictive alternative.
D)   right to refuse treatment.

Question 7

Which of the following is a legal prerequisite for being considered a psychologist?

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A)   Obtaining a doctoral degree in clinical psychology
B)   Obtaining a degree in medicine
C)   Passing a competence test
D)   Passing a rigid set of licensing requirements

Question 8

Match the term to the appropriate definition or description.
-Parens patriae

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A)   clinicians should provide their clients with knowledge ahead of time about what they can expect to occur in treatment
B)   the principle that the therapist must safeguard disclosures in therapy as private
C)   the legal principle that the state has the authority to protect those who are unable to protect themselves
D)  a person appointed by the court to represent or make decisions for a person who is legally incapable of doing so in a civil legal proceeding

Question 9

Clinicians begin _____ proceedings in the cases of people who if not hospitalized, are likely to create harm for self or other people as a result of mental illness.

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A)   collusion
B)   commitment
C)   concomitance
D)   constancy

Question 10

Title I of HIPAA

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A)   regulates the activities of psychologists in the classroom, as supervisors or trainers, and as developer of education and training programs.
B)   allows clinician to disclose any information about the client in a court of law without the client's expressed permission.
C)   protects workers and their families from loss of health care insurance when they change or lose their jobs.
D)   is intended to regulate the ways in which providers and insurance companies maintain and transmit medical records, called protected health information.

Question 11

The O'Connor v. Donaldson case established

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A)   the state's authority to protect those who are unable to protect themselves.
B)   that the most important legal right of the person entering a psychiatric hospital is the right to treatment.
C)   the "right-wrong test" used in cases of the insanity defense to determine whether a defendant should be held responsible for a crime.
D)   the legal principle that the presence of mental illness in a person is not sufficient reason for confinement to a mental hospital.

Question 12

Match the term to the appropriate definition or description.
-Guardian ad litem

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A)   clinicians should provide their clients with knowledge ahead of time about what they can expect to occur in treatment
B)   the principle that the therapist must safeguard disclosures in therapy as private
C)   the legal principle that the state has the authority to protect those who are unable to protect themselves
D)  a person appointed by the court to represent or make decisions for a person who is legally incapable of doing so in a civil legal proceeding

Question 13

The U.S. legislation intended to ensure adequate coverage and protect consumers from loss of insurance coverage when they changed or lost their jobs is called the

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A)   Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC
A)  .
B)   Healthy Americans Act (HA
A)  .
C)   Medicare Modernization Act (MM
A)  .
D)   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPA
A)  .

Question 14

Although a sexual relationship between a therapist and a client is considered unethical, there are no explicit guidelines against it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

_____ has resulted in decreased hospitalization and improved service engagement and medication adherence.

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A)   Assisted outpatient treatment
B)   Mandated reporting
C)   Duty-to-warn law
D)   Commitment

Question 16

A determination of whether or not an individual is psychologically capable of testifying on his or her behalf in a court of law is referred to as _______________

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competency...

Question 17

A determination of whether or not an individual is psychologically capable of testifying on his or her own behalf in a court of law refers to

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A)   the least restrictive alternative.
B)   the Durham Rule.
C)   guilt by reason of insanity.
D)   competency to stand trial.

Question 18

The case Tarasoff vs. Regents of the University of California established legal guidelines regarding

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A)   duty to warn.
B)   duty to treat.
C)   duty to pay.
D)   duty to maintain competence.

Question 19

Dr. Harris is a well-known psychologist. In which of the following situations does he act as a guardian ad litem?

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A)   Dr. Harris obtains informed consent from the parents of one clients, to write a research paper based on the client's treatment.
B)   Dr. Harris provides therapy to clients from an orphanage at subsidized rates.
C)   Dr. Harris begins commitment proceedings for client with schizophrenia, who is likely to harm his family if he is not provided with adequate treatment.
D)   Dr. Harris has been asked to represent a child, whose parents have been accused of abuse and neglect, in a civil legal proceeding.

Question 20

Match the term to the appropriate definition or description.
-HIPAA

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A)  a determination of whether or not an individual is psychologically capable of testifying on his or her behalf in a court of law
B)  U) S. legislation to ensure adequate insurance coverage and protect individuals from loss of that
C)   an expansion of the insanity defense based on determining that the individual was not criminally responsible if the unlawful act was due to the presence of psycholoical disorder
D)   guidelines proposing that people are not responsible for criminal behavior if their mental disorder prevents them from appreciating the wrongfulness of their behavior
E)  the "right-wrong" test used in cases of the insanity defense

Exam 15: Ethical and Legal Issues

Which of the following is a legal prerequisite for being considered a psychologist?

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Dr. Harris is a well-known psychologist. In which of the following situations does he act as a guardian ad litem?

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A determination of whether or not an individual is psychologically capable of testifying on his or her own behalf in a court of law refers to

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Match the term to the appropriate definition or description. -Parens patriae

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Title I of HIPAA

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The U.S. legislation intended to ensure adequate coverage and protect consumers from loss of insurance coverage when they changed or lost their jobs is called the

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A determination of whether or not an individual is psychologically capable of testifying on his or her behalf in a court of law is referred to as _______________

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A subjective analysis of what the client would decide if he or she were cognitively capable of making the decision is known as

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Clinicians begin _____ proceedings in the cases of people who if not hospitalized, are likely to create harm for self or other people as a result of mental illness.

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Match the term to the appropriate definition or description. -Guardian ad litem

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The O'Connor v. Donaldson case established

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Discuss the ideas behind the M'Naghten Rule, the irresistible impulse test, the Durham Rule, the ALI guidelines, and the Insanity Defense Reform Act.

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Discuss the APA's Ethics Code for psychologists when dealing with clients.

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The notion added to the M'Naghten Rule that some criminal behaviors may result from a person's inability to inhibit actions that they feel compelled to carry out led to the

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Although a sexual relationship between a therapist and a client is considered unethical, there are no explicit guidelines against it.

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As of 2015, the voted to amend the Ethics Code to

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The case Tarasoff vs. Regents of the University of California established legal guidelines regarding

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Match the term to the appropriate definition or description. -HIPAA

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_____ has resulted in decreased hospitalization and improved service engagement and medication adherence.

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Exam 15: Ethical and Legal Issues

Which of the following is a legal prerequisite for being considered a psychologist?

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Dr. Harris is a well-known psychologist. In which of the following situations does he act as a guardian ad litem?

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A determination of whether or not an individual is psychologically capable of testifying on his or her own behalf in a court of law refers to

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Match the term to the appropriate definition or description. -Parens patriae

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Title I of HIPAA

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A determination of whether or not an individual is psychologically capable of testifying on his or her behalf in a court of law is referred to as _______________

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A subjective analysis of what the client would decide if he or she were cognitively capable of making the decision is known as

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Clinicians begin _____ proceedings in the cases of people who if not hospitalized, are likely to create harm for self or other people as a result of mental illness.

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Match the term to the appropriate definition or description. -Guardian ad litem

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The O'Connor v. Donaldson case established

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Discuss the ideas behind the M'Naghten Rule, the irresistible impulse test, the Durham Rule, the ALI guidelines, and the Insanity Defense Reform Act.

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Discuss the APA's Ethics Code for psychologists when dealing with clients.

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The notion added to the M'Naghten Rule that some criminal behaviors may result from a person's inability to inhibit actions that they feel compelled to carry out led to the

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Although a sexual relationship between a therapist and a client is considered unethical, there are no explicit guidelines against it.

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Match the term to the appropriate definition or description. -HIPAA

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