Deck 16: Contemporary Challenges and Controversies Kenneth S Pope and Danny Wedding

Question 1

Which of the following states allows psychologists to prescribe psychotropic medications?

A) Virginia
B) New Mexico
C) Florida
D) Alaska

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Restriction of the practice of a profession involves

A) certification.
B) licensure.
C) accreditation.
D) privileges.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Data suggest individuals seeking treatment for depression are increasingly more likely to

A) seek psychotherapy over medications.
B) request family counseling over individual therapy.
C) receive services in primary care over mental-health settings.
D) obtain services in mental-health settings over primary care.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Individuals from black and Hispanic cultures are three times more likely to be diagnosed with which of the following disorders in contrast to whites?

A) Antisocial personality disorder
B) Attention deficit disorder
C) Schizophrenia
D) Depression

Question 5

Which of the following professional organizations argued that its profession possessed unique skills that would be helpful in the interrogation of detainees?

A) American Psychiatric Association
B) American Psychological Association
C) American Medical Association
D) American Civil Liberties Union

Question 6

Data regarding the sexual misconduct of therapists suggests

A) female therapists report higher levels of sexual involvement with clients.
B) incidence rates for sexual misconduct are fairly similar across disciplines.
C) therapists who have sexual relations with clients rarely repeat the offense.
D) sexual misconduct is rare and patient reports are typically unfounded.

Question 7

Integrated care refers to a model of care that

A) co-locates mental and medical-health care.
B) is specifically adapted for minority patients.
C) integrates religion into psychotherapy.
D) requires higher financial investments from patients.

Question 8

Approximately how many psychologists have completed Level 3 Clinical Pharmacotherapy training?

A) 15
B) 150
C) 2,000
D) 15,000

Question 9

In which year are all psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and marriage and family therapists required to be licensed or certified?

A) 2015
B) 2016
C) 2017
D) 2018

Question 10

In which year did the United States adopt ICD-10 as its official coding system?

A) October 2015
B) May 2013
C) December 2017
D) April 2012

Question 11

Regardless of professional discipline and training, most therapists practice which of the following form of therapy?

A) Psychoanalytic
B) Behavioral
C) Supportive
D) Eclecticism

Question 12

Research suggests that after 13 years in the United States, rate of depression for female immigrant Mexican Americans

A) remains the same as Mexican females.
B) rises precipitously.
C) drops precipitously.
D) leads to a suicide rate five times higher than in white women.

Question 13

The female ethnic group at highest risk for suicide in the United States is

A) black.
B) Hispanic.
C) Chinese.
D) white.

Question 14

Which of the following statements would accurately reflect the likely opinions of most psychologists regarding sexual attraction to clients?

A) Most therapists have not been sexually attracted to clients.
B) Relatively few therapists feel guilt about their sexual attraction to clients.
C) More male therapists feel sexual attraction to clients than female therapists.
D) Therapists feel their training has prepared them to deal with sexual feelings.

Question 15

Information about the use of antidepressants to treat depression suggests that

A) most patients seek medications from mental-health providers.
B) medications are rarely a patient's preference.
C) follow-up in the first month is limited after medications are started.
D) psychotherapy is the modal treatment, but medications are on the rise.

Question 16

"As if . . ." scenarios that lead to sexual involvement with clients are ones in which the therapist

A) becomes the patient, allowing his or her needs to become therapy's focus.
B) presents sexual intimacy as a treatment for sexual or other problems.
C) reacts like positive transference is not the result of therapy.
D) creates and exploits a patient's exaggerated dependence.

Question 17

Estimates suggest the professional discipline with the largest number of members providing clinical services is

A) psychiatry.
B) clinical psychology.
C) clinical social work.
D) psychiatric nursing.

Question 18

Why is licensing more meaningful than certification?

A) Licensure restricts the practice of a profession.
B) Licensure restricts the use of a profession's name.
C) Licensure is often provided by a private organization.
D) Licensure is required to practice in certain states.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Patients with schizophrenia have a poorer prognosis and a lower level of functioning in poor countries.
B) U.S.-born Mexican Americans have a lower risk of drug abuse than those born in Mexico.
C) Black women in the United States are three times as likely to commit suicide as white and Hispanic women.
D) The effects of psychiatric drugs vary widely across different ethnic groups.

Question 20

When rationalizations allow a therapist to discount the professional nature of a therapist-patient relationship and become sexually involved with a client, Pope and Bouhoutsos would label this scenario as

A) role trading.
B) true love.
C) hold me.
D) sex therapy.

Question 21

When a mental-health professional is engaged in multiple types of relationships with the same patient, this is considered an example of a _______ relationship.

Question 22

In recent years, there have been several trends in mental-health care regarding who provides mental-health services, the types of services provided, and the amount of services offered. Describe these changes and the forces in the field that may be driving the changes.

Question 23

The ______________ has rejected both nosologies in favor of the use of Research Domain Criteria.

Question 24

The belief that all therapies are equally effective is sometimes referred to as the __________.

Question 25

The full name of AHRQ is ________________________.

Question 26

Hall and Yee have challenged the universality of ____________________; these practices are often applicable to European Americans.

Question 27

The so-called ___________ was adopted in the 1960s to discourage mental-health professionals from diagnosing a public figure in the absence of a professional relationship and meaningful evaluation.

Question 28

Rural areas often have limited health-care resources. Imagine that you are going to provide services to clients in a rural area either by phone or the Internet. Discuss the steps you would take to provide clinical services appropriately, and describe why these steps are necessary.

Question 29

What is the Goldwater rule? Briefly describe the history of the standard, and then discuss how it might be applicable in the current political climate.

Question 30

Discuss an ethical dilemma that may arise for a counselor as a result of social networks (either via electronic social media or in-person networks). Outline the relevant ethical issues, and then explain how the counselor should handle the situation.

Question 31

___________ restricts the practice of a profession, whereas ___________ restricts the use of a profession's name.

Question 32

The _______________________ of 2010 enhanced access to mental-health services, but millions of Americans remain uninsured.

Question 33

________________ has become the recognized standard for mental-health diagnoses in the United States.

Question 34

Four out of five therapists report feeling sexual attraction to at least one client, as the intimacy of psychotherapy can lead to sexual arousal and fantasies. Name and describe the 10 scenarios discussed by Pope and Bouhoutsos (1986) regarding how therapists become sexually involved with a client.

Question 35

Proponents of _______________ believed that each form of therapy needs to be tested in carefully controlled experimental research.