Deck 1: Professional Identity: Ethics,values,and Self-Awareness

Question 1

Which of the following best defines the term self-determination?

A)acknowledgment that clients have a right to make their own decision
B)respect for cultural and other diversity variables
C)recognition that every client is different
D)belief in the dignity of clients
E)none of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Suppression involves

A)avoiding painful thoughts by not thinking about them
B)putting clients down
C)pushing clients to discuss painful feelings
D)confrontation
E)refusing to acknowledge the existence of problems

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following represents a "dual relationship?"

A)co-signing a loan for a client
B)buying a car from a client
C)dating a client
D)social involvement with a client
E)all of the above

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Non-maleficence means

A)honour the clients' right to self-determination
B)gender equality
C)do no harm
D)the importance of everyone getting the same treatment
E)using advocacy to promote client rights

Question 5

Which of the following professionals are licensed to prescribe medication?

A)psychiatrists
B)psychologists with a Ph.D.degree
C)social workers who have received specialized training
D)any counselling professional with at least a Master's degree
E)nurses and doctors

Question 6

Which of the following might adversely affect counselling

A)need to be liked
B)lack of self-awareness
C)perfectionism
D)control needs
E)all of the above

Question 7

Absolute confidentiality means

A)counsellors can share information only with the police if there is an emergency
B)counsellors cannot share information with anyone
C)counsellors can share information only within the agency
D)counsellors can share information if they have permission from the court
E)counsellors must consult supervisors before sharing information

Question 8

The principle that clients have a right to freedom of choice is known as

A)empowerment
B)self-determination
C)informed consent
D)advocacy
E)ethics

Question 9

Define what is meant by the terms values and ethics?

Question 10

The Tarasoff case established

A)the "duty to warn" principle
B)that professionals must maintain absolute confidentiality
C)criteria for reporting child abuse and neglect
D)protection for counsellors who maintain relationship confidentiality
E)none of the above

Question 11

Social justice commitment implies that counsellors

A)work with law enforcement officials to combat crime
B)treat all clients the same
C)respect individual difference
D)use advocacy to promote human rights and income redistribution
E)assess clients based on community standards

Question 12

Relative confidentiality means

A)counsellors can share information only with the police if there is an emergency
B)counsellors cannot share information with anyone
C)counsellors can share information with their clients' family members
D)counsellors can share information if they have permission from the court
E)confidentiality cannot be guaranteed because of legal constraints

Question 13

Objectivity is

A)the capacity to understand without imposing bias or distortion
B)treating clients as objects
C)setting goals for counseling
D)allowing clients to disagree
E)imposing personal ideas

Question 14

Regression involves

A)refusing to acknowledge the existence of feelings or problems
B)returning to behaviour from an earlier stage of one's life
C)not thinking about stressful thoughts or feelings
D)shifting emotions from one person or object to another
E)developing excuses

Question 15

Define dual relationship.

Question 16

Values are concerned with:

A)rules governing confidentiality
B)the importance of choice
C)a reflection of what individuals consider important
D)the benefits of counseling
E)all of the above

Question 17

Rationalization involves

A)intelligent thinking about problems
B)denial
C)objectivity
D)conscious use of skills
E)using excuses to protect self-image

Question 18

Discuss what is meant by the term self-determination.

Question 19

With respect to physical contact with clients

A)it is never acceptable
B)touch may be an important component of working with children
C)touch,while a natural part of human interaction,has no place in professional counselling
D)it is acceptable only when the counsellor and the client are the same gender
E)should be confined to a hand shake,but only if initiated by the client

Question 20

Ethics are

A)skills and techniques for working with clients
B)government legislation that regulates professionals
C)what one considers to be important
D)principles and rules of proper conduct
E)personal beliefs governing behaviour

Question 21

List some ways that counsellors can lose objectivity

Question 22

List the steps to resolving ethical dilemmas.