Moral reasoning, as defined by Rest means:
a) The process of evaluating the alternatives when confronted with an ethical question
b) The process of knowing which section of the ethics code applies to a given situation
c) The process of accurately understanding the research and theory on ethical issues
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 2Which of the following documents must a professional follow at the risk of losing the right of membership in a professional association:
a) Guidelines for Practice, such as APA's Record Keeping Guidelines
b) The code of ethics of every professional association in which he or she is a member
c) The interpretations of ethics codes as written in Casebooks and published in the professional literature.
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 3Codes of ethics are revised frequently because:
a) New forms of practice emerge that are not discussed in the existing code
b) The pattern of ethics complaints against professionals changes and the codes need to include the aspects of misconduct that occur most frequently
c) Scholars have identified ethical issues not fully addressed in the existing code
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 4A competing value is:
a) The belief that a mental health professional should advance his or her own professional discipline before all others
b) A value that makes it impossible for a professional to act ethically
c) A value that tests a professional's commitment to professional ethics
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 5Moral sensitivity refers to:
a) A person's willingness to acknowledge their mistakes
b) A person's capacity to understand the impact of a situation on another's well being
c) A person's ability to act to benefit others even at their own expense
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Q. 6Chunking is best described as
a. grouping microskills concepts into meaningful groups.
b. putting together two theories into a unified whole.
c. finding your own way to integrate skill concepts.
d. mixing and matching different skills to produce different theories.
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