Ethics in Human Services Exam Bank
Course Introduction
This course explores the ethical principles and dilemmas commonly encountered in human services professions. Students will examine frameworks for ethical decision-making, codes of conduct, and the impact of personal values on professional practice. Topics include confidentiality, client rights, cultural competence, professional boundaries, and issues relating to advocacy and social justice. Through case studies and reflective exercises, students will develop the skills necessary to navigate complex ethical situations with integrity and sensitivity, ensuring responsible and compassionate service delivery.
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Ethics in Counseling and Therapy Developing an Ethical Identity 1st Edition by Rick A. Houser
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) ________, theoretically, is generated from a more general standard set of guidelines outlined and set forth by professional organizations, whereas _______ is/are more narrow and based on cultural and possibly religious beliefs.
A) Ethics; morality
B) Morality; ethics
C) Ethics; theories
D) Morality; theories
Answer: A
Q2) Simply using professional codes and/or laws to guide practice is ________ and does not provide a solid foundation to make ethical decisions that are founded on sound ethical reasoning.
A) comforting
B) limiting
C) encouraging
D) reassuring
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Professional Identity and Ethics
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Q1) This refers to the identity of a particular group relative to other groups:
A) Intragroup identity
B) Group identity
C) Group membership
D) Individual identity
Answer: B
Q2) Social identity can involve a fairly closed and strict access to a specific identity, or it can be acquired freely.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Erik Erickson (1968) has made significant contributions to the identification and understanding of personal self-identity
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Awareness and Sensitivity to Ethical Issues
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Q1) The counselor's commitment to ethical philosophical theories is essential to developing a professional _______________.
A) Social identity
B) Ethical identity
C) Collective identity
D) Shared identity
Answer: B
Q2) In Hoffman's view, empathy has its roots in emotional reactions to others.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Researchers have found that cognitive dissonance serves as motivation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) High scorers on Volker's moral sensitivity measure were independently rated as less effective counselors.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Cognitions and Reasoninghermeneutics
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Q1) What is confidentiality and when is it important to break it?
Q2) The concept of empowerment has been associated with ________ in counseling, and it has become more of a concern during the past 20 years
A) sympathy
B) competence
C) autonomy
D) empathy
Q3) This is the basis of trust, which is a key element in the counseling relationship.
A) competence
B) dual relationships
C) confidentiality
D) informed consent
Q4) Confidentiality is always guaranteed.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain why autonomy is an important issue in ethical decision making for counselors.
Q6) Give three examples of boundary issues.
Q7) What is multicultural competency and why is it important?
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Chapter 5: Client Autonomy and Client Rights
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Q1) When professionals obtain consent from children this is referred to as:
A) deal
B) assent
C) pact
D) agreement.
Q2) Describe beneficence and give examples.
Q3) _________________ of 1946 provided insight into the importance of providing informed consent prior to participating in medical procedures.
A) The Bavaria War Crimes Tribunal
B) The Franconia War Crimes Tribunal
C) The Pegnitz War Crimes Tribunal
D) The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal
Q4) Children in most states are not able to legally give informed consent before the age of ____.
A) 14
B) 15
C) 17
D) 18
Q5) What is assent and how would you go about obtaining it?
Q6) Discuss autonomy as it relates to informed consent.
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Chapter 6: Dual Relationships
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Q1) Social role theory initially focused on roles related to _________ and position.
A) age
B) ethnicity
C) gender
D) culture
Q2) In regards to clinical and administrative supervision supervisors should:
A) never be administrative supervisors
B) always combine administrative and clinical supervision
C) always separate administrative and clinical supervision
D) never be clinical supervisors
Q3) The ACA Code of Ethics (ACA, 2005), states that sexual relationships with former clients or their family members are prohibited for a period of ___ years after the cessation of counseling.
A) 20
B) 30
C) 5
D) 10
Q4) Zur suggested one can differentiate boundaries into two categories. Describe these two categories.
Q5) Describe three types of touch that are appropriate for counseling.
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Chapter 7: Counselor Competence
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Q1) A counselor who presents as well dressed may communicate to the client a level of competence and expertness.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss three of the five stages of the stages of counselor development.
Q3) A counselor who has acquired the knowledge, skills, and experience to begin recognizing patterns of behavior in a single situation but is not able to generalize to new situations is considered to be in the ______________ stage.
A) advanced beginner
B) novice
C) proficient
D) expert
Q4) Acquiring or having the characteristics of being qualified, capable, and so forth guarantees counselor competence.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Counselor burnout and counselor impairment cannot affect counselor competence.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Diversity and Multicultural Competence
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Q1) Rutter, Estrada, Ferguson, and Diggs (2008) noted that those who choose lesbian, gay, or bisexual as a sexual orientation have difficulty finding counseling services primarily due to lack of understanding by those who provide counseling services.
A)True
B)False
Q2) De Lauretis (1991) introduced ______ theory in an effort to include sexual preference in context with other minority categories such as gender and race.
A) bisexual
B) gay
C) homosexual
D) queer
Q3) Recent surveys of Americans have found that _____% report belief in God.
A) 5
B) 30
C) 50
D) 95
Q4) Discuss multiculturalism and include its relationship to diversity.
Q5) Discuss the structure of the Latino family.
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Chapter 9: Use of Technology and Ethics
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Q1) An example of tests administered through computers is the _________.
A) MTIM
B) MPIM
C) MMPI
D) MDRI
Q2) Speyer (2004) defined Internet therapy as "any type of professional therapeutic interaction that makes use of the Internet to connect qualified mental health professionals and their clients"
A)True
B)False
Q3) Murphy and Mitchell (1998) coined the term "_________" to describe the use of e-mail as part of counseling practice.
A) therap-e-mail
B) e-counseling
C) e-therapy
D) e-processing
Q4) How can fear of flying be treated through virtual reality?
Q5) What is an EMR and what are the benefits of using it in counseling?
Q6) Discuss the concerns and ethical issues that have been raised about online counseling.
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Chapter 10: Supervision and Ethics
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Q1) Counselors do not have a duty to warn an intended victim of a violent crime, for example, when someone makes a threat toward another person in a counseling session and the intent is plausible.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ACES identified _____ standards for counseling supervisors; these standards are identified in terms of personal traits, knowledge, and competencies.
A) 5
B) 11
C) 21
D) 17
Q3) One relevant ethical issue in counselor supervision is promoting the development of the counselor.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Researchers have found that from 1% to 6% of supervisors had sexual relations with supervisees.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Ethical Use of Research in Counseling Practice
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Q1) Kettlewell identified several benefits of using EBP. Name and describe two of these benefits.
Q2) The goal during this step of Mayer's model is to discover the best information available on the topic.
A) Step 1
B) Step 2
C) Step 3
D) Step 4
Q3) The fifth step in Mayer's EBP approach is:
A) evaluation of the study to determine its quality and use
B) identification of a study that most closely resembles the issue to be addressed and the evaluation of the outcomes achieved in the study.
C) assessment of how the study outcomes may be applied to the current issue.
D) identification of a question
Q4) Wampold et al. (2007) suggested caution in using and interpreting EBP information. A)True B)False
Q5) Discuss the research described in your text on health-risk behavior.
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Chapter 12: Professional Codes of Ethics and the Law
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Q1) Frequently duty to warn is associated with the California case that was the result of events occurring in _____.
A) 1969
B) 1979
C) 1989
D) 1999
Q2) Approximately ___% of child abuse cases reported nationally are substantiated.
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40
Q3) Codes of ethics may are never in conflict with personal ethical values and ethical theories.
A)True
B)False
Q4) One of the more frequent reasons for such lawsuits against counselors is:
A) dual relationships
B) breach of confidentiality
C) the client's committing suicide.
D) Improper documentation
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Chapter 13: Western Theories of Ethics
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Q1) Compare and contrast the ethical concepts for Virtue Ethics.
Q2) Because ______ law derives from nature, it is believed to be binding on human behavior even beyond the laws established by humans.
A) natural
B) common
C) civil
D) criminal
Q3) _______ values are composed of two values, life and procreation
A) biological
B) worldly
C) natural
D) human
Q4) Natural law is interpreted as universal and unchangeable, as moral absolutism.
A)True
B)False
Q5) There were several early contributors to natural law. St. Augustine in the 13 century and St. Thomas Aquinas in the 4th century offered a Christian version of Aristotle's ethics.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Eastern Theories of Ethics
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Q1) Dharma refers to seeking the truth and elevation to a higher level.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The primary contributor to this theory was Laozi, who was a Chinese contemporary of Confucius.
A) Hinduism
B) Taoism
C) Buddhism
D) Confucianism
Q3) This is best viewed as moral choices and actions that have objective results that are either positive or negative.
A) Li
B) Karma
C) Dharma
D) Nirvana
Q4) According to Confucian ethics, what is Li?
Q5) The yang is considered the receptive and weaker aspect of the union between yin and yang
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Middle Eastern Ethical Theories
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Q1) Muhammad died in 1000 CE.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An undesirable act does not harm others and there is not a positive outcome.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Forbidden acts cause harm to others or oneself.
A)True
B)False
Q4) These are defined as "disgraceful, shameful or bad acts":
A) Evil or forbidden acts
B) Undesirable acts
C) Neutral acts
D) Desirable acts
Q5) Islam has a long history dating back more than ____ years.
A) 200
B) 400
C) 1,400
D) 20,000
Q6) List and describe the five major classes of ethics according to Islam.
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Chapter 16: Native American, Hispaniclatino, and African Ethics
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Q1) There are numerous groups composing Hispanic/Latino categories including all but which:
A) Mexican
B) Puerto Rican
C) Cuban
D) Hawaiians
Q2) Bopp, Bopp, Brown, and Lane (1985) identified the "Sacred Tree" as a symbol of connections within the universe.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In Hispanic/Latino ethics, it is unusual for older children to take on parenting roles with younger children.
A)True
B)False
Q4) There are more than ______ Native American tribes in the United States.
A) 400
B) 1000
C) 1500
D) 600
Q5) According to Hispanic/Latino ethics, what is Marianismo?
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