Which statement below best reflects legal and ethical issues in assessment?

a. Ethical codes and issues should be held as higher priority when conflicting with legal issues.
b. The purpose of laws and ethical codes is to direct and limit assessment.
c. Ethical codes represent high standards of professional practice, however laws must be followed, even if they conflict with ethical standards.
d. Ethical codes, standards, and issues are the same as legal issues.


c. Ethical codes represent high standards of professional practice, however laws must be followed, even if they conflict with ethical standards.

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Which of the following statements about accountability is true?

a. It has become less important over the past decade. b. It is more important than theory congruence or philosophical allegiance. c. It is a controversial topic that most professionals disagree with. d. Only certain professionals are trained in accountability procedures.

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Person-centered theory states that psychological distress is experienced when discrepancy exists between the total experience of the organism and the self-concept. This discrepancy is referred to as

a. incongruence b. conditional regard c. diminished empathy d. a paradox

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It has been found that various types of mental health disorders may prove to be a predictor for the onset and development of substance abuse or addiction

a. True b. False

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Reality therapy is less beneficial for the following clients:

a. addicted clients b. the elderly and retired c. preschool children d. clients seeking insight rather than change

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