Question 1

The most common malpractice charge against psychologists occurs

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A)  when the therapist has a substance abuse problem. 
B)  as a result of marital counseling. 
C)  because of inappropriate relations with former clients. 
D)  during child custody conflicts. 
A)  when the therapist has a substance abuse problem. 
B)  as a result of marital counseling. 
C)  because of inappropriate relations with former clients. 
D)  during child custody conflicts.

Question 2

Both the Tuskegee Experiment and the Baltimore Lead Paint Study violated the principle of justice by

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A)  only using prisoners from local penitentiaries. 
B)  requiring participants to complete mandatory participation. 
C)  asking persons to recruit others to participate in the study. 
D)  putting groups with limited or diminished autonomy at risk. 
A)  only using prisoners from local penitentiaries. 
B)  requiring participants to complete mandatory participation. 
C)  asking persons to recruit others to participate in the study. 
D)  putting groups with limited or diminished autonomy at risk.

Question 3

If you were a psychologist, which of the following acts would be an ethical violation?

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A)  You release information to your client's lawyer who is preparing a personal injury lawsuit alleging "mental pain and suffering." 
B)  You reveal information gained in a therapy session to parents of an 8 year-old. 
C)  Your patient commits a robbery and you report it to the local authorities. 
D)  A civil commitment is being prepared for your client and you are requested to provide background on the case for the proceedings. 
A)  You release information to your client's lawyer who is preparing a personal injury lawsuit alleging "mental pain and suffering." 
B)  You reveal information gained in a therapy session to parents of an 8 year-old. 
C)  Your patient commits a robbery and you report it to the local authorities. 
D)  A civil commitment is being prepared for your client and you are requested to provide background on the case for the proceedings.

Question 4

The Nuremberg Code (1947) and the Declaration of Helsinki (1967) set forth guidelines affirming that

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A)  the validity of a study's findings should always be primary in the minds of researchers. 
B)  human subjects participating in all experiments have rights that must be respected. 
C)  prisoners alone do not have the right to decline to participate in studies that hold promise for the greater society. 
D)  all experimenters must have rigorous training in research methodology to insure that the goals of science are progressed. 
A)  the validity of a study's findings should always be primary in the minds of researchers. 
B)  human subjects participating in all experiments have rights that must be respected. 
C)  prisoners alone do not have the right to decline to participate in studies that hold promise for the greater society. 
D)  all experimenters must have rigorous training in research methodology to insure that the goals of science are progressed.

Question 5

Civil commitment is a state-ordered procedure that forces involuntary treatment on a person with a psychological disorder who has committed a crime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Outpatient commitment appears to be most successful when it

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A)  includes the use of psychoactive drugs. 
B)  requires periodic rehospitalization for evaluation. 
C)  is provided by a team of mental health specialists. 
D)  is a sustained and intensive intervention. 
A)  includes the use of psychoactive drugs. 
B)  requires periodic rehospitalization for evaluation. 
C)  is provided by a team of mental health specialists. 
D)  is a sustained and intensive intervention.

Question 7

Currently, psychologists have prescription privileges in

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A)  no states 
B)  two states. 
C)  many states. 
D)  all states. 
A)  no states 
B)  two states. 
C)  many states. 
D)  all states.

Question 8

Children age 14 and older have the right to decline participation in a research study despite parental consent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Shirley is an elderly woman who believed that her husband of 40 years was trying to kill her. One evening, she took a fireplace poker and chased him around the house accusing him of trying to poison her with the dinner he prepared. She was finally restrained when the police arrived. After being evaluated at a local emergency room, she was transferred to an inpatient psychiatric facility against her will. The latter would be known as a(n)

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A)  psychiatric commitment. 
B)  civil commitment. 
C)  involuntary outpatient commitment. 
D)  voluntary emergency petition. 
A)  psychiatric commitment. 
B)  civil commitment. 
C)  involuntary outpatient commitment. 
D)  voluntary emergency petition.

Question 10

The recent use of actuarial prediction measures has made psychologists better able to predict potential violence in a patient. Specifically, the use of which of the following constructs has contributed to prediction of violent behavior?

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A)  Past behavior 
B)  Delusional beliefs 
C)  Psychiatric syndromes 
D)  Psychological symptoms 
A)  Past behavior 
B)  Delusional beliefs 
C)  Psychiatric syndromes 
D)  Psychological symptoms

Question 11

Conducting research using children as participants requires special considerations. In addition to parental or guardian consent, research with children also

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A)  requires psychologists to limit the amount of time required for participation. 
B)  means that a child psychologist must serve as a study consultant. 
C)  requires the assent of the child, if possible. 
D)  involves a special review by an IRB educational specialist. 
A)  requires psychologists to limit the amount of time required for participation. 
B)  means that a child psychologist must serve as a study consultant. 
C)  requires the assent of the child, if possible. 
D)  involves a special review by an IRB educational specialist.

Question 12

People lose the right to privacy when they reveal their thoughts, beliefs, or fantasies to others.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Privilege is established by state law and only extends to therapists who are licensed to practice therapy within a particular state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One limitation to informed consent in psychological research is

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A)  researchers' reluctance to reveal confidential information to participants. 
B)  participants' lack of understanding of the procedures used in a study. 
C)  institutional review boards' misunderstanding of the purposes of research. 
D)  cumbersome and complicated paperwork that takes too much time to complete. 
A)  researchers' reluctance to reveal confidential information to participants. 
B)  participants' lack of understanding of the procedures used in a study. 
C)  institutional review boards' misunderstanding of the purposes of research. 
D)  cumbersome and complicated paperwork that takes too much time to complete.

Question 15

Discuss the TWO pieces of patients' rights legislation that pertain to research studies which came about as the result of Nazi "experimentation" during World War II.

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The horrific and senseless nature of Ger

Question 16

Select the statement below that is FALSE in the application of psychology and its principles.

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A)  The rights of the individual always supersede those of society. 
B)  Appropriate third parties must be informed if a patient threatens another with bodily harm. 
C)  People always have the right to refuse to participate in psychological research. 
D)  Confidentiality must be violated in certain circumstances. 
A)  The rights of the individual always supersede those of society. 
B)  Appropriate third parties must be informed if a patient threatens another with bodily harm. 
C)  People always have the right to refuse to participate in psychological research. 
D)  Confidentiality must be violated in certain circumstances.

Question 17

The original M'Naghten Rule, established in England in 1843, stated that persons were not guilty of a crime if they did not know what they were doing, or

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A)  did not know they were insane. 
B)  did not know that the actions were wrong. 
C)  did not defend themselves during the trial. 
D)  were not capable of giving full details of the crime. 
A)  did not know they were insane. 
B)  did not know that the actions were wrong. 
C)  did not defend themselves during the trial. 
D)  were not capable of giving full details of the crime.

Question 18

The principle of justice as outlined by the Belmont Report means that

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A)  the benefits and burdens of research must be imposed equally. 
B)  every participant in a research study has the right to legal redress. 
C)  not all people who might benefit from the research need to be included in a study. 
D)  prisoners must not be used for research. 
A)  the benefits and burdens of research must be imposed equally. 
B)  every participant in a research study has the right to legal redress. 
C)  not all people who might benefit from the research need to be included in a study. 
D)  prisoners must not be used for research.

Question 19

Explain the difference between civil and criminal commitment.

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Civil commitment is a state-initiated pr

Question 20

Among the changes to the M'Naghten Rule, in 1929 the District of Columbia added

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A)  the provision for a "public defender" for persons with psychiatric disorders. 
B)  an exclusionary rule for medical illnesses with psychiatric symptoms. 
C)  an "irresistible impulse" test demonstrating a lack of volition. 
D)  a mandatory sanity hearing within 72 hours of an involuntary commitment. 
A)  the provision for a "public defender" for persons with psychiatric disorders. 
B)  an exclusionary rule for medical illnesses with psychiatric symptoms. 
C)  an "irresistible impulse" test demonstrating a lack of volition. 
D)  a mandatory sanity hearing within 72 hours of an involuntary commitment.

The most common malpractice charge against psychologists occurs

Both the Tuskegee Experiment and the Baltimore Lead Paint Study violated the principle of justice by

If you were a psychologist, which of the following acts would be an ethical violation?

The Nuremberg Code (1947) and the Declaration of Helsinki (1967) set forth guidelines affirming that

Civil commitment is a state-ordered procedure that forces involuntary treatment on a person with a psychological disorder who has committed a crime.

Outpatient commitment appears to be most successful when it

Currently, psychologists have prescription privileges in

Children age 14 and older have the right to decline participation in a research study despite parental consent.

The recent use of actuarial prediction measures has made psychologists better able to predict potential violence in a patient. Specifically, the use of which of the following constructs has contributed to prediction of violent behavior?

Conducting research using children as participants requires special considerations. In addition to parental or guardian consent, research with children also

People lose the right to privacy when they reveal their thoughts, beliefs, or fantasies to others.

Privilege is established by state law and only extends to therapists who are licensed to practice therapy within a particular state.

One limitation to informed consent in psychological research is

Discuss the TWO pieces of patients' rights legislation that pertain to research studies which came about as the result of Nazi "experimentation" during World War II.

Select the statement below that is FALSE in the application of psychology and its principles.

The original M'Naghten Rule, established in England in 1843, stated that persons were not guilty of a crime if they did not know what they were doing, or

The principle of justice as outlined by the Belmont Report means that

Explain the difference between civil and criminal commitment.

Among the changes to the M'Naghten Rule, in 1929 the District of Columbia added

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The most common malpractice charge against psychologists occurs

Both the Tuskegee Experiment and the Baltimore Lead Paint Study violated the principle of justice by

If you were a psychologist, which of the following acts would be an ethical violation?

The Nuremberg Code (1947) and the Declaration of Helsinki (1967) set forth guidelines affirming that

Civil commitment is a state-ordered procedure that forces involuntary treatment on a person with a psychological disorder who has committed a crime.

Outpatient commitment appears to be most successful when it

Currently, psychologists have prescription privileges in

Children age 14 and older have the right to decline participation in a research study despite parental consent.

The recent use of actuarial prediction measures has made psychologists better able to predict potential violence in a patient. Specifically, the use of which of the following constructs has contributed to prediction of violent behavior?

Conducting research using children as participants requires special considerations. In addition to parental or guardian consent, research with children also

People lose the right to privacy when they reveal their thoughts, beliefs, or fantasies to others.

Privilege is established by state law and only extends to therapists who are licensed to practice therapy within a particular state.

One limitation to informed consent in psychological research is

Discuss the TWO pieces of patients' rights legislation that pertain to research studies which came about as the result of Nazi "experimentation" during World War II.

Select the statement below that is FALSE in the application of psychology and its principles.

The original M'Naghten Rule, established in England in 1843, stated that persons were not guilty of a crime if they did not know what they were doing, or

The principle of justice as outlined by the Belmont Report means that

Explain the difference between civil and criminal commitment.

Among the changes to the M'Naghten Rule, in 1929 the District of Columbia added

Abnormal Psychology: Historical and Modern Perspectives

Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology

Assessment and Diagnosis

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders

Bipolar and Depressive Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Dysfunctions, and Paraphilic Disorders

Substance Use Disorders

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Neurodevelopmental, Disruptive, Conduct, and Elimination Disorders

Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders

Health Psychology

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