1. An individual who has hateful, aggressive impulses toward an important person in his/her life accuses the other person of having exactly those feelings toward him/her. Freudians would label this action as
projection.
repression.
reaction formation.
regression.
2. Mental status examination interviews cover
mood.
state of consciousness.
thought processes.
all of the above
3. Counseling usually differs from traditional psychotherapy in that it ______.
is shorter in duration
focuses on less severe problems
is more present- than past-oriented
all of the above
4. A psychologist is seeing a client who reports that she is planning to kill her spouse. If the ruling in the Tarasoff case is applicable to this situation, the psychologist should
maintain confidentiality and not share this information with anyone.
break confidentiality and inform police of this threat.
require the client to call police and inform them directly of the threat.
break confidentiality and inform all appropriate persons, including the spouse, of the threat.
5. In making ethical decisions, counselors should abide by all but which of these principles?
beneficence and nonmaleficence
justice and fidelity
common sense and autonomy
personal gain