According to the 1996 Supreme Court ruling in the Jaffe v. Redmond case,
a. mental health professionals who misrepresent their credentials are guilty of a felony.
b. a client's consent is necessary before his/her psychotherapy records can be disclosed.
c. specific confidentiality guidelines depend on the age of the client.
d. non-sexual dual relationships are not considered harmful to the client, from a legal perspective.
B
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What will be an ideal response?
Lenny is 25 years old and has had multiple arrests for assaults, theft, and drug use. He has hurt strangers, friends, and family and has never shown any remorse or regret. Following his last arrest, Lenny met with a social worker who told him about antisocial personality disorder; he is now convinced that that is "what's wrong" with him. Lenny recently went to a local community mental health center and asked to be treated by a psychotherapist. The problem with this story is that
A. individuals with antisocial personality disorder do not generally seek treatment. B. Lenny has misdiagnosed himself, since his behaviors are more typical of conduct disorder. C. the drug use does not fit the pattern of antisocial personality disorder. D. the description does not fit any known personality disorder.
In cases of severe eating disorders, hospitalization may be used to
A) force weight gain. B) treat suicidal behavior. C) treat depression. D) all of the above.
Freud suggested slips of the tongue to be related to sexual or aggressive urges, but today, linguists have found that slips of the tongue occur when we are __________.
a. excited b. tired c. bored d. hyper