Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions
2026/2027 Winter Mid-term Exam
Accurately Solved
Community Standards: - ANSWER--Define what is considered reasonable behavior
when a case involving malpractice is litigated.
-They vary on interdisciplinary, theoretical, and geographical bases.
Justice: - ANSWER-to be fair by giving equally to others and to treat others justly.
(don't discriminate)
Fidelity: - ANSWER-1.to make realistic commitments and keep these promises.
(honor your commitment)
Veracity: - ANSWER-to be truthful and deal honestly with clients
Autonomy - ANSWER-to promote self-determination
Beneficence - ANSWER-1.To do good for others and promote the well-being of
clients
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER-to avoid doing harm
, Law - ANSWER-defines the minimum standards society will tolerate and is
enforced by government
Ethics: - ANSWER--represents the ideal standards set and is enforced by
professional associations.
-Moral principles adopted by an individual or group to provide rules for right
conduct
Transference: - ANSWER-the process whereby clients project onto their therapist
past feelings or attitudes they had toward significant people in their lives.
Countertransference: - ANSWER--the therapists total emotional response to a
client including feelings, associations, fantasies, and fleeting images
-can be either a constructive or destructive element in the therapeutic process
Burnout: - ANSWER-a state of physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual
depletion characterized by feelings of helplessness and hopelessness
Value Exploration: - ANSWER--the imposition of values by counselors is an ethical
issue in counseling individuals, couples, families, and groups.
-Is at the heart of why many counselor education programs encourage or require
personal therapy for trainees.
Maintaining validity: - ANSWER-- Counselors are often not prepared to maintain
their vitality, yet sustaining the personal self is an ethical obligation.
- Is a prerequisite to functioning in a professional role.
2026/2027 Winter Mid-term Exam
Accurately Solved
Community Standards: - ANSWER--Define what is considered reasonable behavior
when a case involving malpractice is litigated.
-They vary on interdisciplinary, theoretical, and geographical bases.
Justice: - ANSWER-to be fair by giving equally to others and to treat others justly.
(don't discriminate)
Fidelity: - ANSWER-1.to make realistic commitments and keep these promises.
(honor your commitment)
Veracity: - ANSWER-to be truthful and deal honestly with clients
Autonomy - ANSWER-to promote self-determination
Beneficence - ANSWER-1.To do good for others and promote the well-being of
clients
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER-to avoid doing harm
, Law - ANSWER-defines the minimum standards society will tolerate and is
enforced by government
Ethics: - ANSWER--represents the ideal standards set and is enforced by
professional associations.
-Moral principles adopted by an individual or group to provide rules for right
conduct
Transference: - ANSWER-the process whereby clients project onto their therapist
past feelings or attitudes they had toward significant people in their lives.
Countertransference: - ANSWER--the therapists total emotional response to a
client including feelings, associations, fantasies, and fleeting images
-can be either a constructive or destructive element in the therapeutic process
Burnout: - ANSWER-a state of physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual
depletion characterized by feelings of helplessness and hopelessness
Value Exploration: - ANSWER--the imposition of values by counselors is an ethical
issue in counseling individuals, couples, families, and groups.
-Is at the heart of why many counselor education programs encourage or require
personal therapy for trainees.
Maintaining validity: - ANSWER-- Counselors are often not prepared to maintain
their vitality, yet sustaining the personal self is an ethical obligation.
- Is a prerequisite to functioning in a professional role.
