Psychologists responsible for education and training programs take
reasonable steps to ensure that
the programs are designed to
provide the appropriate ____________ and proper ___________.
a.
information, experiences
b. knowledge, experiences
c.
knowledge, training
d. information, training
B
Standard 7.02 requires that psychologists responsible for education
and training programs take
reasonable steps to ensure
that:
a. prospective students have an accurate description of the
program
b. current students have an accurate description of the
program
c. the university has an accurate description of the
program
d. prospective and current students have an accurate
description of the program
D
Dr. Green is a new adjunct professor at a small private university.
He has never taught before. He has
created the syllabi for his
course. He needs to ensure his students receive a copy by:
a. the
beginning of the course
b. part way through the course
c. at
the end of the course
d. whenever he chooses to provide it
A
When engaged in teaching or training, psychologists present
psychological information __________.
a. appropriately
b.
accurately
c. correctly
d. unbiasedly
B
When individual or group therapy is a program or course requirements,
psychologists responsible for
that program allow students to
select therapy from:
a. current faculty
b. list of approved
faculty providers
c. list of approved providers affiliated with
the program
d. practitioners unaffiliated with the program
D
In academic and supervisory relationships, psychologists establish a
________ and ________
process for providing feedback to students
and supervisees.
a. timely, specific
b. timely,
general
c. overall, timely
d. required, timely
A
Dr. Smith is a military psychologist who supervises trainees in
American combat theaters. To provide
timely and constructive
feedback, Dr. Smith needs:
a. no special competencies
b. the
same competencies as other supervisees
c. enhanced competencies
to address unique nature of trainee stress
d. enhanced
competencies to address unique nature of trainee depression
C
____________ and ____________ require that academic and supervisory
evaluations should never
be based on student personal
characteristics that have not been observed to affect their
performance.
a. Fairness, justice
b. Accuracy,
justice
c. Ethics, law
d. Ethics, regulations
A
____________ and ____________ require that academic and supervisory
evaluations should never
be based on student personal
characteristics that have not been observed to affect their
performance.
a. Fairness, justice
b. Accuracy,
justice
c. Ethics, law
d. Ethics, regulations
A
Under Standard 7.07 sexual relationships between supervisees and
supervisors is ______________.
a. ethical
b. probably
ethical
c. prohibited
d. permitted
C
Sexual relationships between students and professor/supervisors are a
specific example of
___________, ___________, and
_______________.
a. unethical, multiple, relationship
b.
ethical, multiple, relationship
c. ethical, allowable,
behavior
d. unethical, prohibited, behavior
A
The prohibition of sexual relationships under Standard 7.07 applies
to all of the following, except:
a. students and
professors
b. students and supervisors
c. teaching or
research assistants and students
d. undergraduate students and
graduate students
D
A competency-based approach to supervision requires techniques for
successfully monitoring,
assessing, and providing feedback to
trainees and an emphasis on ___________ and _______________
on
the part of supervisor and trainee.
a. trust, honesty
b. trust, commitment
c.
self-reflection, self-assessment
d. openness, honesty
C
Student Jane has begun her practicum experience. She will be meeting
for the first time with the
supervisor at her practicum site.
Jane should do all of the following, except:
a. to listen
carefully to supervisor, and not ask questions
b. to ask for
relevant information about practicum responsibilities
c. to ask
questions about the goals and evaluation of practicum
experience
d. to be honest and open in discussing her current
level of clinical competence
A
Psychologists responsible for education and training programs have an
obligation to establish
relationships of loyalty and trust with
their institutions, students, and members of society.
A) True
B) False
A
Training program descriptions do not need to include if the program
requires personal counseling or
participation in experiential groups.
A) True
B) False
B
Educational and training programs must require students to engage in personal psychotherapy.
A) True
B) False
B
Psychologists may require students to disclose personal information
in course or program-related
activities.
A) True
B) False
B
If a student’s problems pose a threat of self-harm or harm to others,
psychologists are permitted to
require students or supervisees to
disclose the personal information necessary to help evaluate
the
nature of the problem.
A) True
B) False
A
Faculty who are or are likely to be responsible for evaluating
students’ academic performance may
themselves provide therapy to
the students.
A) True
B) False
b
Educational and training programs are required to provide feedback to
students and supervisees at the
beginning of supervision.
A) True
B) False
A
Supervisors and students are not prohibited from entering into intimate relationships with each other.
A) True
B) False
B
The APA Record Keeping Guidelines recommend that absent specific
legal requirements, complete
records are maintained at
minimum:
a. 5 years
b. 7 years
c. 10 years
d. 15 years
B
Information about billing and payment is required to be in the
client’s file. It should include information
about all of the
following, except:
a. fee and billing agreement
b. barter
agreements
c. comparison of fees with other psychologists
d.
fee collection efforts
C
Dr. Clark is a school psychologist who provides not only assessment
services, but clinical
psychotherapy services in the school. For
Dr. Clark’s mental health records not to be included under
FERPA,
he must do all of the following except:
a. to keep the records
separate from the educational records
b. to discuss student
treatment with school personnel
c. to restrict access to records
from school staff
d. to label there records as mental health records
B
Psychologists conducting research must create and maintain records in
a manner that allows for
_______________ of the research design
by the psychologist or others.
a. application
b.
understanding
c. replication
d. description
C
Raw data generated through federal support must be maintained by
institutions for at least:
a. 1 year
b. 3 years
c. 5
years
d. 7 years
B
Standard 6.02 requires that psychologists take steps to protect the
confidentiality of professional or
scientific information by all
of the following, except:
a. keeping records in a secure
place
b. limiting access to the information
c. permanently
keeping tapes and other identifiable records
d. disposing of
tapes when no longer needed
C
Psychologists may not withhold the release of records due to
nonpayment, if those records are
requested in the following
situations:
a. client’s emergency situation
b. client’s
request
c. client’s demand
d. client’s guardian request
A
Fee and financial arrangements must be discussed with the
client:
a. before therapy begins
b. during intake
c.
during the first session
d. as early as possible
D
In specifying compensation, psychologist must include a description
of all ___________ costs so that
the client can make an informed
hiring decision.
a. anticipated
b. specific
c.
general
d. required
A
A contingent fee is:
a. a one-time fee
b. an ongoing
fee
c. a fee based on current services
d. a fee based on
future occurrence
D
Compliance with Standard 6.04a in patient-centered medical homes and
other primary care
organizations will require an understanding of
____________ versus _____________ models of primary
care.
a.
salaried, part time
b. salaried, fee-for-service
c. part
time, fee-for-service
d. part time, salaried
B
Standard 6.04c requires that psychologists provide to their clients
an _____________ statement of
the costs of the services that will
be offered.
a. appropriate
b. estimated
c.
accurate
d. approved
C
Dr. Black has just received information from her client’s insurance
provider that limitations will be
placed on the reimbursement for
services. Dr. Black needs to:
a. discuss this with the client
immediately
b. discuss this with the client as early as
feasible
c. not discuss this with the client
d. change the
fees required for the service
B
If a client does not pay for the services received from a
psychologist, the psychologist may:
a. use collection agencies to
collect the fees
b. use collection agencies to collect the fees
if they have informed the client first
c. never use a collection
agency to collect the fees
d. never use legal means to collect
the fees
B
Psychologists may disclose to collection agencies all of the
following, except:
a. client’s name
b. client’s age
c.
dollar amount due
d. client’s diagnosis
D
Psychologists may barter only if:
a. the money amounts are
equivalent
b. it is not clinically contraindicated
c. it is
clinically similar
d. the client asks
B
Dr. Barnes has a client who is struggling financially. Recognizing
that the client is in need of
psychological services, but is
unable to pay Dr. Barnes has decided to accept services in payment
for
psychological service. Such arrangement is:
a. always
unethical
b. probably unethical
c. always ethical
d.
may be ethical
D
Standard 6.07 prohibits psychologists from charging other
professionals for client __________.
a. referrals
b.
services
c. transfers
d. records
A
Under Standard 6.07, fees charged to clients reflect the services
provided. A psychologist may divide
fees with another
professional:
a. never, even if both contributed to the
service
b. only if both contributed to the service
c. only
if one contributed to the service
d. only when client permits
B
Clients __________ receive the same quality of care no matter what
type of insurance they may
have.
a. will
b.
should
c. can
d. must
B
Psychologists do not need to document if they talk to their client over the phone.
A) True
B) False
B
Psychotherapy notes are considered work product privilege and are immune from subpoena.
A) True
B) False
A
Clinical records are always the property of the psychologist, even
when working in an organizational
setting.
A) True
B) False
B
With the exception of relevant client privilege, the entirety of the
forensic psychologist’s records created
or used in a case is
subject to discovery.
A) True
B) False
A
HIPAA requires that psychologists ensure the security of personal
health information in transit and
protect it from unauthorized
access, alteration, deletion, and transmission.
A) True
B) False
A
Under Standard 6.02b, psychologists are prohibited from storing
confidential records in record systems
or databases.
A) True
B) False
B
Psychologists are not required to make advanced plans for the
transfer and confidentially of their work
product in case they
withdraw from clinical services.
A) True
B) False
B
Failure to specify and agree on compensation and billing arrangements
can lead to mistrust or financial
exploitation.
A) True
B) False
A
Psychologists may accept a contingent fee.
A) True
B) False
B
Psychologists are permitted to inflate reports of hourly fees for
noninsurance patients to obtain a
higher rate for covered
services when submitting a provider application to an HMO.
A) True
B) False
B
Psychologists aspire to promote __________, ____________, and
____________ in the science,
teaching, and practice of
psychology.
a. accuracy, honesty, truthfulness
b. accuracy,
precision, faithfulness
c. virtue, honesty, truthfulness
d.
virtue, faithfulness, truthfulness
A
Standard 5.01a prohibits all of the following public statements,
except:
a. to be deceptive
b. to be mistaken
c. to be
misleading
d. to be false
C
Dr. Stevens was asked by a reporter to describe his private practice
and the psychologists he works
with. Dr. Stevens gave a thorough
explanation of the background and credentials of each of
his
psychologist partners in his practice. Unknown to Dr.
Stevens, one of his partners had lied about his
credentials.
Under Standard 5.01a, Dr. Stevens is:
a. in violation of the
Ethics Code
b. not in violation of the Ethics Code
c. in
violation of the Ethics Code and in violation of the law
d. not
in violation of the Ethics Code, but in violation of the law
B
The term public statements applies to:
a. statements made in
personal conversations with clients
b. statements made in private
professional conversations with clients
c. statements made in the
public domain
d. statements made in conversation with attorneys
C
Standard 5.01b does not include the term ___________ that is included
in Standard 5.01a.
a. willingly
b. falsely
c.
deceptively
d. knowingly
D
Dr. Jones has advertisements on his website stating that his type of
psychotherapy service is
preferable to any other type. Dr. Jones
is in violation of 5.01b unless:
a. he knows he is right
b.
he believes he is right
c. he has substantial evidence to support
his claim
d. colleagues have told him he is right
C
It is ethical for psychologists to include personal information on
their professional website, if:
a. it is directly relevant to
professional services
b. it is directly relevant to the
psychologist
c. it is not false
d. it is not misleading
A
Dr. Adams hired a PR firm to promote his new private practice. He
provided the firm with all the
relevant information related to
his background, credentials, type of services provided, and fees. When
the
advertisement came out, Dr. Adams realized that the PR firm
had listed his credentials as PhD, rather
than Psy.D. Under
Standard 5.02a, Dr. Adams is:
a. not in violation because he did
not make the statements
b. is in violation even though he did not
make the statements
c. not in violation but he must correct the
misstatement
d. not in violation if he corrects the misstatement
D
Dr. Smith regularly takes the local reporters out to dinner. He
generally takes them to the most
expensive restaurant in town.
When questioned Dr. Smith states he is just keeping up good
public
relations. However, Dr. Smith may be in violation of
Standard 5.02b because his dinners could be
considered:
a.
gift
b. pay
c. compensation
d. bribery
C
Standard 5.02c ___________ psychologists to run paid advertisements
describing their services,
publications, products, or other
aspects of their work.
a. prohibits
b. permits
c.
denies
d. encourages
B
Standard 5.03 requires psychologists to accurately describe workshops
and nondegree-granting
educational programs, including all of the
following information, except:
a. the educational
objectives
b. the educational opportunities
c. the
presenters
d. the fees involved
B
Standard 5.04 permits psychologists to provide public advice or
comment publically, as long as the
statements are based
on:
a. professional knowledge
b. private knowledge
c.
lay knowledge
d. personal knowledge
A
Dr. Jennings has a daytime radio talk show in which she talks about
psychological disorders and
provides advice on different
treatments for the symptoms of those disorders. One of the listeners
has
been calling twice a week for the past six months related to
an issue of depression. Dr. Jennings has
continued to advise the
caller. In this case, Dr. Jennings may be in violation of Standard
5.04 because:
a. she failed to clarify the educative versus
therapeutic nature of the show
b. she failed to avoid language
that implies personal knowledge about the caller
c. she failed to
avoid the repeated communication with the caller
d. she failed to
clarify that it was just a radio show
C
Standard 5.05 prohibits the solicitation of testimonials from current
and former clients who are
________.
a. vulnerable
b.
available
c. agreeable
d. willing
A
When a psychologist solicits business from individuals who, because
of their particular circumstances,
are vulnerable to undue
influence, this is sometimes characterized as:
a. ethical
business
b. unethical business
c. ambulance chasing
d.
client chasing
C
Standard 5.06 prohibits psychologists from soliciting business from
individuals who are:
a. vulnerable
b. available
c.
agreeable
d. willing
A
A major hurricane has swept through Dr. Borden’s small rural town.
There were many casualties and
loss of life. Many of the
residents have gathered in the community center. Dr. Borden has
decided to go
to the community center and offer his services to
the individuals in the center. Dr. Borden will not be
in
violation of Standard 5.06:
a. if the individuals are
willing
b. if Dr. Borden is competent
c. if it increases Dr.
Borden’s client list
d. if it does not increase Dr. Borden’s
client list
B
The terms avoidance and knowingly exclude as violations of 5.01a
statements that psychologists would
reasonably be expected to
believe are true, but that they may later learn are false.
A) True
B) False
A
Website advertising can place psychologists in violation of Ethics Code standards.
A) True
B) False
A
Psychologists who engage others to create or place public statements
that promote their professional
practice are not responsible for
the statements made.
A) True
B) False
B
A paid advertisement relating to psychologists’ activities must be
identified or clearly recognizable as
such.
A) True
B) False
A
Psychologists are prohibited from providing public advice or comments
via print, Internet, or other
electronic transmission.
A) True
B) False
B
Psychologists are permitted to solicit testimonials from their
current clients if it will benefit the
psychologist’s services.
A) True
B) False
B
Psychologists have a primary obligation and take reasonable
precaution to protect:
a. confidential information.
b.
personal information
c. private information
d. privileged information
A
The term reasonable precaution in Standard 4.01 recognizes the
psychologist’s duty to recognize:
a. that confidentiality may be
broken
b. the responsibility to be familiar with appropriate
methods of protecting confidentiality
c. the responsibility to be
familiar with appropriate methods of protecting confidentiality and
that
confidentiality may be broken
d. that privacy may be broken
C
Confidentiality of psychotherapy notes can be maintained by all the
following procedures, except:
a. to store in locked file
cabinets
b. to store in locked car trunk
c. to store in
computer files on desktop
d. to store in password-protected
computer files
B
Practitioners and scientists who work with personal health
information should become familiar with the
requirements
of:
a. FERPA
b. Privacy Practices
c. HIPAA
d. IDEA
C
Dr. Stevens works in a small health care practice providing
psychological services. As it is anticipated
that Dr. Stevens
will handle personal health information, he will be required to
complete all of the
following, except:
a. formally trained
in HIPAA
b. sign a confidentiality form
c. sign a privacy
form
d. ensure that emails and faxes used to communicate such
information will be marked confidential.
C
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
protects the privacy of student
education records for schools
that receive government funds. These rights are extended to:
a.
parents
b. students
c. grandparents
d. parents and then
transferred to students at age 18, or after leaving high school
D
Psychologists _________ with persons, the ________ limits of
confidentiality and ____________ uses
of the information
generated through their psychological activities.
a. discuss,
relevant, foreseeable
b. discuss, appropriate, known
c.
talk, relevant, foreseeable
d. talk, appropriate, known
A
Limits may be placed on the extent to which private information
acquired during psychological services
can be kept confidential.
Some limits include all of the following, except:
a. to report
suspected child abuse
b. to protect from imminent
self-harm
c. upon request from an attorney
d. lawful
military investigations
C
Psychologists are required to discuss with their clients the limits
of confidentiality. This discussion
should occur with:
a.
all clients
b. parents
c. legal guardians
d. children
A
In the military, there is ____ psychologist–client confidentiality in
the traditional sense.
a. some
b. little
c. no
d. absolute
C
Under Standard 4.02b, the psychologist should discuss the limits of
confidentiality with the client:
a. at the beginning of
therapy
b. at the onset of therapy, unless not feasible
c.
at the end of therapy
d. at the intake
B
Dr. Stevens offer telepsychology services to clients in a very rural
area of the state. Standard 4.02c
requires Dr. Stevens to inform
his telepsychology clients the _________ to privacy and limits
of
confidentiality.
a. risks
b. limits
c.
danger
d. boundaries
A
Psychologists who use audio, visual, or digital recordings of voices
or images to provide services to
individuals must obtain
permission from all such persons or their legal representatives
________
recording.
a. after
b. before
c.
during
d. when
B
Psychologists may discuss confidential information:
a.
never
b. for professional purposes
c. for personal
purposes
d. for any purpose
B
Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, psychologists working in independent
practice, group practices, or
systems of health care are
permitted to share personal health information ____________.
a.
externally
b. internally
c. externally and
internally
d. never
B
Psychologists may disclose confidential information with
_____________ consent of the
organizational client, individual
client, or another legally authorized person on behalf of the
client.
a. written
b. oral
c. appropriate
d. reasonable
C
Dr. Green has just received a request from her client to release
confidential information. Dr. Green is
concerned due to erratic
behavior of her client that this may be a spur of the moment decision
and that if
she releases the information it may substantially
harm her client. Dr. Green may:
a. decline to release the
information
b. agree to release the information
c. refuse to
release the information
d. submit to release the information
A
Standard 4.05b is ______________ rather than __________ in relation
to the psychologist’s decision
to disclose confidential
information.
a. mandatory, permissive
b. permissive,
mandatory
c. obligatory, permissive
d. obligatory, mandatory
B
Dr. Black has just been informed by his client that the client
intends to harm his neighbor. The client
has been angry over the
way his neighbor treats him. Dr. Black need to do all of the
following, except:
a. assess his client’s potential for
violence
b. document his decisions about dangerousness
c.
check his state law if he has a duty-to-protect
d. immediately
call the police
D
Standard 4.06 permits discussion of confidential information with
colleagues ________ consent of
clients.
a. without
b.
with
c. after
d. before
A
Under Standard 4.07, psychologists may disclose personal information
about their clients if:
a. they change the names
b. use
their names and tell the client later
c. tell the client and then
use their names
d. take reasonable steps to disguise the client
D
Psychologists should engage parents and children in discussion about
the nature and rationale for
confidentiality and disclosure
policies. This can be done through a:
a. consent group
b.
consent talk
c. consent conference
d. consent writing
C
Protecting the confidentiality of voice or image recordings of
clients does not require any special
technical advice or assistance.
A) True
B) False
B
Psychologists are required to take reasonable precautions to maintain confidentiality.
A) True
B) False
A
Under Standard 4.02 psychologists are required to discuss with their clients the limits of confidentiality.
A) True
B) False
A
Permission must be obtained before recording audio, visual, or
digital recordings by service providers
and researchers.
A) True
B) False
B
Psychologists may disclose confidential information with the
appropriate consent of the organization
client, individual
client, or another legally authorized person on behalf of the client.
A) True
B) False
A
Psychologists are not permitted to refuse to release confidential
information when a request has been
made by the client.
A) True
B) False
B
All states have a “duty-to-protect” law, which requires all
psychologists to warn third parties of the
prospect of harm by a client.
A) True
B) False
B
Disclosure without authorization is allowed when required by law
A) True
B) False
A
Protecting from harm such as child abuse, neglect, suicide, etc. is a confidentiality exception
A) True
B) False
A
When kids are under 18, the school only needs permission from the student for the parents' to access school records
A) True
B) False
B
You should use testimonials from current clients
A) True
B) False
B
Disclosure without authorization is allowed when protecting public health
A) True
B) False
A
When commenting to the media you should go into detail
A) True
B) False
B
You can not make statements on issues that are outside the boundaries of their competence based on their education, training, etc
A) True
B) False
A
You should destroy recording when they are no longer needed
A) True
B) False
A
Disclosure without authorization is allowed when necessary for audit at workplace
A) True
B) False
A
You can break confidentiality when information is useful or required
A) True
B) False
A
Psychologists are not allowed to divide fees with another professional
A) True
B) False
B
Patients do not have a right of access to psychotherapy notes
A) True
B) False
A
Professors may persuade their students if their points of view are research based
A) True
B) False
A
It is unethical to ask students about their sexual history
A) True
B) False
A
It is ethical to ask students about their experience with therapy/ psych meds
A) True
B) False
B
You can do therapy with your students
A) True
B) False
B
TA's can not have sex with students
A) True
B) False
A