Of the following steps in making an ethical decision, which one step would most likely be the initial step taken by a practitioner in resolving an ethical dilemma?
a. Enumerate the consequences of various decisions.
b. Consider possible and probable courses of action.
c. Obtain consultation.
d. Identify the problem, or dilemma.
e. Review the relevant ethical guidelines.
ANS: D
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a. keep personal values and ethical standards separate b. replace personal values with ethical standards c. keep moral values and ethical standards separate d. integrate moral and personal values with ethical standards
Learning about other cultures has been important for Jungian therapists, so that they may
a. counteract criticisms that state that Jung was anti-Semitic and racist. b. learn about symbolism that can be used in understanding their patients. c. provide therapy regardless of the patients' cultural background. d. understand aggressive or hidden impulses that arise from the shadow archetype.
Is child psychotherapy efficacious?
a. The results are unclear; the meta-analyses that have examined this have come to different conclusions. b. Yes, but not as much as in adults; the meta-analyses that have examined this have shown reliably smaller effect sizes for children than adults. c. Yes, with effect sizes comparable to effect sizes for adults; this indicates that efficacy is similar for children and adults. d. Yes, but what we don’t know is how well children without therapy would have fared; a controlled experiment still needs to be conducted.
Formal operational thinking generally develops uniformly around age 11 years
Indicate whether the statement is true or false