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PSYCHOLOGY 623 FINAL (
HARMELL) QUESTIONS W ITH 100
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Question : 4 Requirements of Informed Consent
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Capacity (no IC w/ someone
who's incapacitated)2. Comprehension of Information (sign that they comprehend)3. Voluntary (not forced)4.Documented (written is best, but not required by CA law)
Question : When to seek informed consent
CORRECT ANSWER : "At outset of treatment" First or
second session. No later than 3rd session.
Question : What elements go into IC?
CORRECT ANSWER : - Welcome to my office-
Patients rights- Limits to confidentiality- Payments/fees- Insurance- Couple therapy- Telephone Accessibility and emergency procedures- Appointments and cancellations policy- Signature
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Question : What are the limits of confidentiality?
CORRECT ANSWER : Situations involving: - child abuse, elder abuse, dependent adult abuse- tarasoff or homocide (threats to others)- PATRIOT act- Possible suicide, but it hasn't been officially ruled
Question : MFT
CORRECT ANSWER : marriage and family therapist
Question : BBS
CORRECT ANSWER : Board of Behavioral Sciences-
State licensing board
Question : 2 Disciplinary actions of BBS
CORRECT ANSWER : - Disciplinary and public- Non-
disciplinary and confidential
Question : CAMFT
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CORRECT ANSWER : California Association of
Marriage and Family Therapists- Ethics committee
Question : Therapist values conflicting with ethics code
CORRECT ANSWER : Therapy is NOT about our
values BUT it will influence the questions askedTherapy IS about helping Cx explore and clarify their own beliefsand apply their values to problem solving
Question : Bracketing
CORRECT ANSWER: Setting aside personal values
(w/o giving them up)
Question : Conscience clause
CORRECT ANSWER : A legislative provision that
relieves a person from compliance on religious grounds, state by state issue
Question : "Dueling" ethics codes
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CORRECT ANSWER: - Discrimination: Can't discriminate based on sexual orientation or any
population- Scope of Competence: Don't practice outside
their scope/ don't treat clients outside their scope
Question : Why is conscience clause relevant to the Julea
Ward case?
CORRECT ANSWER : - Ward asked the school to refer
a gay patient to another therapist because she could not affirm their lifestyle.- Was dismissed from the program on the grounds that she refused to counsel a gay student because of religion
Question : What legal action came from Julea Ward case?
CORRECT ANSWER : Michigan house passed a bill
that prohibits the state public universities from taking such action in the future"Julea Ward Freedom of Conscience Act"