Identify and discuss of the ethical issues associated with prenatal genetic counseling. If you or your spouse were pregnant, would you agree to prenatal genetic testing? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
• For medical and mental health professionals – decisions need to be in the following areas: what conditions to screen for, when and how to screen, obtaining informed consent, dealing with uncertainty, providing upsetting news and feedback, respecting value conflicts
• Societal perspective – need to understand the personal, community, and economic costs and benefits of genetic counseling
• Personal opinion – any reasonable discussion related to personal beliefs or personal risks
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A) the rebound effect of thought suppression. B) subliminal perception. C) the ironic processes of mental control. D) thought suppression.
In terms of psychological assessment, which of the following describes the concept of validity?
A) Two or more "raters" get the same answers B) An assessment technique is consistent across different measures C) Scores are used as a norm for comparison purposes D) An assessment technique measures what it is designed to measure
Theorists have long believed that testosterone is the hormone that increases sex drive in both men and women
One study conducted in Australia (Davis et al., 2005) found no relationship between testosterone levels in women and their sex drive. Other research, however, has failed to find similar results. The Australian study, therefore, cannot effectively challenge the long-held theory of testosterone's influence on women's sex drive because of the critical thinking concept of A) extraordinary claims. B) Occam's Razor. C) falsifiability. D) replicability.