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8. Which of the following are among the Ethical Principles listed in the most recent edition of the APA ethical code?

D) all of the above

11. Tatiana Tarasoff

D) none of the above

14. Which of the following is true regarding confidentiality and child abuse?

D) none of the above

16. According to the standards related to informed consent in the most recent edition of the APA ethical code, when should psychologists inform clients about psychotherapy?

A) "as early as is feasible in the therapeutic relationship"

10. Which of the following is true regarding ethical decision making by clinical psychologists?

A) Consulting with colleagues about ethically challenging situations is recommended, as long as client confidentiality is protected.

7. The _____ section of the current ethical code includes enforceable rules of conduct, as opposed to aspirational ideals regarding the behavior of clinical psychologists.

A) Ethical Standards

5. The current edition of the APA ethical code includes two distinct sections: _____ and _____.

A) General Principles; Ethical Standards

21. Burnout

A) can significantly impair the competence of a clinical psychologist.

25. The APA ethical principle of "Beneficence and Nonmaleficence" essentially requires the psychologist to

A) do good and do no harm.

13. For contemporary psychotherapists, the most relevant implication of the finding in the Tarasoff case is the

A) duty to warn.

22. Compared to clinical psychologists who work and live in large communities, clinical psychologists who work and live in small communities are likely to find the ethical issue of _____ especially challenging.

A) multiple relationships

1. The first APA code of ethics was published in _____.

B) 1953

4. The APA ethics code was most recently modified in 2012 to include

B) a stance against the use of ethical standards to justify or defend the violation of human rights.

23. Boundary crossings

B) often seem minor and harmless, but set a precedent for more serious boundary violations.

9. According to recommended models of ethical decision making (e.g., Fisher, 2012), it is important A) to make ethical decisions as quickly as possible. B) to consult any law or professional guidelines relevant to the situation at hand. C) not to seek the opinions of colleagues. D) none of the above

B) to consult any law or professional guidelines relevant to the situation at hand.

19. According to the current edition of the APA ethical code, psychologists do not engage in sexual intimacies with current therapy clients

B) under any circumstances.

15. According to the most recent edition of the APA ethical code, it is necessary to obtain informed consent before proceeding with _____.

D) all of the above

2. Since the first edition of the APA ethics code, _______ revised editions of the ethical code have been published

C) 9

27. Which of the following is not one of the APA's ethical principles?

C) Community

20. According to the most recent edition of the APA ethical code, which of the following statements is true regarding multiple relationships?

C) Multiple relationships are unethical only when they can be reasonably expected to cause impairment in the psychologist or risk exploitation or harm of the client.

24. Nonsexual multiple relationships between clinical psychologist and client

C) are unethical if they can be expected to impair the psychologist's competence or risk exploiting the client.

28. The first step in Fisher's (2012) eight-step model for ethical decision making is

C) make a commitment to do with is ethically appropriate.

26. Cultural incompetence

C) may lead to detrimental consequences for clients.

17. Informed consent regarding _____ is best understood as a one-time event, but informed consent regarding _____ is best understood as an ongoing process.

C) research; psychotherapy

18. According to the APA ethical code, which of these scenarios exemplifies a multiple relationship?

D) all of the above

3. The most recent edition of the APA ethics code was published in _____.

D) 2002

6. The _____ section of the current ethical code includes aspirational ideals regarding the behavior of clinical psychologists, as opposed to enforceable rules of conduct.

D) General Principles

12. The landmark court case that established the duty to warn for psychologists was _____.

D) Tarasoff v. The Regents of the University of California

29. A psychologist may be bound by a duty to warn when

D) all of the above