Deck 15: Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology

Question 1

Who oversees and accredits clinical training programs and internship facilities?

A) individual state licensing boards
B) the same agency that accredits the college or university housing the program
C) the APA Education and Training Board Committee on Accreditation
D) the Professional Psychology training association

Answer 1

the APA Education and Training Board Committee on Accreditation

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT a lasting outcome of the Vail Conference?

A) professional training became an acceptable model for clinical psychologists
B) free-standing professional schools for clinical training
C) persons at the master's level are considered professional psychologists
D) a larger number of graduates entering the field of clinical psychology

Answer 2

persons at the master's level are considered professional psychologists

Question 3

Which of the following is a good source for consultation about ethical concerns for professional clinicians?

A) professional journals and books
B) colleagues
C) malpractice insurance companies
D) all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

The laws that provide for psychologists to be reimbursed for mental health treatment are called

A) Tarasoff rulings.
B) freedom-of-choice laws.
C) mental health parity laws.
D) duty to warn laws.

Question 5

In many states the Tarasoff ruling has had the effect of

A) requiring clinicians to violate confidentiality in certain circumstances.
B) imposing a "duty to warn" on clinicians.
C) raising questions about a "duty to warn" when working with individuals with HIV/AIDS.
D) all of the above

Question 6

What is the primary purpose of professional regulation?

A) to protect the public from unauthorized or incompetent practice of psychology
B) to protect the professional from unfair competition
C) to accredit and approve training and internship programs
D) to create continuing education programs

Question 7

Licensure laws

A) restrict the use of the term psychologist.
B) define the activities allowed to be performed by psychologists.
C) both of the above
D) neither of the above

Question 8

Most malpractice (professional liability) claims against psychologists are for

A) libel/slander.
B) sexual intimacy/sexual harassment and/or sexual misconduct.
C) ineffective treatment/failure to consult/failure to refer.
D) custody disputes.

Question 9

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

A) protects the confidentiality of information about clients.
B) is not relevant to psychologists unless they are practicing in a medical setting.
C) applies to all practitioners, even if they don't bill insurance companies.
D) regulations are already addressed by the Ethics Code and therefore don't require any additional attention by psychologists.

Question 10

The Mental Health Parity Act

A) does not apply to managed care programs.
B) resulted in the establishment of insurance panels.
C) made utilization reviews unnecessary.
D) all of the above

Question 11

As compared to PsyD programs, PhD programs

A) enroll more students.
B) provide more students with financial aid.
C) tend to have larger class sizes.
D) tend to admit students with lower mean GPAs and GRE scores.

Question 12

Most disciplinary actions against psychologists involve

A) financial misrepresentation or fraud.
B) licensure problems.
C) sexual misconduct.
D) poor recordkeeping.

Question 13

Which model of psychology do the textbook authors consider "the champ?"

A) the clinical scientist model
B) the scientist-practitioner model
C) the practitioner-scholar model
D) the academic practitioner model

Question 14

Which of the following would NOT be covered by the Ethics Code?

A) privacy and confidentiality
B) advertising
C) fee structures
D) office design standards

Question 15

Outcome research on the various training models for clinicians

A) demonstrates clear benefits for the scientist-practitioner model.
B) demonstrates clearly that there are no differences between training models.
C) is scant and provides little information about the comparative clinical effectiveness of graduates from the various training models.
D) provides a great deal of information about the pros and cons of the various approaches.

Question 16

Ramon is a clinical psychologist.To avoid malpractice lawsuits, he should

A) avoid violating ethical standards.
B) act with the highest level of professional integrity.
C) avoid violating any laws governing mental health treatment.
D) all of the above

Question 17

Which of the following did the Shakow report consider important issues for clinical training?

A) A clinical psychologist should be trained foremost as a psychologist.
B) Clinical training should be as rigorous as other psychological training.
C) Preparation of clinicians should be directed toward assessment, research, and therapy.
D) all of the above

Question 18

When psychologists behave in an unethical manner, they are subject to censure by

A) local organizations.
B) state organizations.
C) national organizations.
D) all of the above

Question 19

Which of the following distinguishes PsyD programs from PhD programs in many cases?

A) Most PsyD programs concentrate on clinical skills and professional development.
B) Many PsyD programs do not require a master's thesis.
C) Many PsyD programs do not require a research-oriented dissertation.
D) all of the above

Question 20

What do the authors of the text believe is the single most important goal of training clinicians?

A) training them to perform and publish research on clinical topics making sure they are clinically competent
B) teaching them to choose and evaluate services in light of research evidence
C) making sure they can teach in the field, so they can disseminate information widely -
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Question 21

All practicing clinical psychologists must apply for a national provider identifier.

Question 22

About 20% of psychologists have had ethics complaints filed against them at some point in their career.

Question 23

Discuss the impact positive psychology has had on clinical psychology.

Question 24

What happens after a complaint of unethical conduct is filed against a psychologist?

Question 25

Diversity in the United States is at an all-time high and continuing to grow.

Question 26

Discuss the major differences between Ph.D.and Psy.D.training programs.

Question 27

Certification protects only the title of psychologist.

Question 28

It is possible to get a degree from an APA accredited clinical program totally on-line.

Question 29

The Ethical Standards of the APA are guidelines for practice and therefore are not enforceable.

Question 30

When it comes to gaining prescription privileges

A) psychologists are remarkably united in their support.
B) there is a great deal of controversy within the field of psychology.
C) the medical profession is eager to welcome psychologists aboard.
D) it is inevitable that psychologists will all be required to train and apply for them soon.

Question 31

Discuss at least three recent changes that have affected the field of clinical psychology.

Question 32

The federal government is increasingly interested in funding _______________, which takes basic science research and develops applied practices with it.

A) translational research
B) resilience research
C) integrative research
D) dissemination of research

Question 33

Clinical psychology has a history of stormy relationships with the medical profession.

Question 34

According to the text, social, developmental and cognitive-affective neurosciences are likely to be more integrated with traditional psychotherapy in the future.

Question 35

It wasn't until the 1940s that training issues became a central concern to clinical psychology.

Question 36

PsyD programs tend to be fairly homogeneous in their approaches to training clinicians.

Question 37

The Multlicultural Guidelines can be summed up by which construct?

A) openness to the other
B) reliance on single theoretical approaches
C) only working with clients similar to oneself culturally and socially
D) all of the above

Question 38

The sharing of information with other professionals and the public in the interest of increasing mental health literacy is called

A) translational research.
B) dissemination.
C) psychoeducation.
D) bibliotherapy.

Question 39

With equivalent training and experience, psychologists in independent practice probably

A) earn significantly more than academic psychologists.
B) earn significantly more than psychologists employed by the VA
C) earn significantly more than psychologists employed in university student counseling centers.
D) all of the above

Question 40

What elements must be established to prove a claim of professional malpractice? How can a clinician reduce his or her risk of a malpractice suit?