What is the difference between ethics and morality? Can something ever be ethical and immoral, or moral and unethical?

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“Ethics refers to the standard of behavior that is determined to be acceptable for a given profession.” Morality is a person’s individual beliefs of the rightness or wrongness of a given behavior. “Ethical behavior is determined by group consensus; morality is determined by one’s personal convictions.” For instance, medical ethics allow for abortion, but a person’s morality may not. On the other hand, a person’s morality may allow for euthanasia, while medical ethics do not.

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When considering treatment goals,

a. Use the information the client shares in the first session, as it is the most important b. Develop the goal so that one main intervention may be used c. Use either formative or summative evaluation d. Consider many perspectives on the interventions and outcomes

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The central danger of missing chemotherapeutic HIV/AIDS:

(a) there is no increased danger as long as a double-dose in taken later (b) is related to the rate of replication of the virus (c) the person will have to change medications (d) there is no immediate danger

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There are four major factors in assessing the clients emotional stability. Which of the following is not one of those factors?

a. Duration of the crisis. b. Degree of emotional stamina or coping at the client's disposal. c. Degree of self-actualizing mobility. d. Developmental stage.

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Four "myths" about working with multicultural groups are detailed in this chapter; choose one of the four myths, define and discuss its impact on the group

What will be an ideal response?

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