LPCC Law & Ethics Exam 1 Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which principle requires counselors to act in the best interest of clients?
A. Autonomy
✔✔B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Fidelity
Which ethical principle focuses on doing no harm?
A. Beneficence
✔✔B. Nonmaleficence
C. Autonomy
D. Veracity
What does client autonomy primarily support?
✔✔A. The client’s right to make decisions
B. The counselor’s authority
C. Legal protection only
D. Mandatory compliance
Which concept requires counselors to keep promises and commitments?
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,A. Justice
✔✔B. Fidelity
C. Autonomy
D. Nonmaleficence
What is informed consent?
A. A signed contract only
✔✔B. Client understanding of services and risks
C. Verbal agreement without explanation
D. Court-ordered permission
When should informed consent be obtained?
✔✔A. At the beginning of counseling
B. After the first session
C. At termination
D. Only if requested
Which action best demonstrates veracity?
A. Avoiding difficult topics
✔✔B. Being truthful with clients
C. Withholding information
D. Using persuasion
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,What is confidentiality?
✔✔A. Protecting client information
B. Sharing information with family
C. Reporting all client details
D. Keeping therapist notes private only
Which situation allows a counselor to break confidentiality?
A. Client disagreement
✔✔B. Imminent risk of harm
C. Missed appointments
D. Unpaid fees
What does duty to warn refer to?
A. Warning the client
✔✔B. Protecting identifiable victims
C. Reporting all threats
D. Informing supervisors only
Which case established the duty to warn principle?
A. Roe v. Wade
✔✔B. Tarasoff v. Regents
C. Miranda v. Arizona
D. Brown v. Board
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, What is a dual relationship?
✔✔A. Multiple roles with a client
B. Supervision only
C. Referral process
D. Consultation
Which dual relationship is most concerning ethically?
A. Professional collaboration
✔✔B. Sexual relationship with a client
C. Teaching a class
D. Peer consultation
What is the best action if a potential dual relationship arises?
A. Ignore it
✔✔B. Avoid or manage with boundaries
C. End counseling immediately
D. Report the client
What is scope of practice?
✔✔A. Services a counselor is trained and licensed to provide
B. Any service requested
C. Services allowed by the client
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which principle requires counselors to act in the best interest of clients?
A. Autonomy
✔✔B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Fidelity
Which ethical principle focuses on doing no harm?
A. Beneficence
✔✔B. Nonmaleficence
C. Autonomy
D. Veracity
What does client autonomy primarily support?
✔✔A. The client’s right to make decisions
B. The counselor’s authority
C. Legal protection only
D. Mandatory compliance
Which concept requires counselors to keep promises and commitments?
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,A. Justice
✔✔B. Fidelity
C. Autonomy
D. Nonmaleficence
What is informed consent?
A. A signed contract only
✔✔B. Client understanding of services and risks
C. Verbal agreement without explanation
D. Court-ordered permission
When should informed consent be obtained?
✔✔A. At the beginning of counseling
B. After the first session
C. At termination
D. Only if requested
Which action best demonstrates veracity?
A. Avoiding difficult topics
✔✔B. Being truthful with clients
C. Withholding information
D. Using persuasion
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,What is confidentiality?
✔✔A. Protecting client information
B. Sharing information with family
C. Reporting all client details
D. Keeping therapist notes private only
Which situation allows a counselor to break confidentiality?
A. Client disagreement
✔✔B. Imminent risk of harm
C. Missed appointments
D. Unpaid fees
What does duty to warn refer to?
A. Warning the client
✔✔B. Protecting identifiable victims
C. Reporting all threats
D. Informing supervisors only
Which case established the duty to warn principle?
A. Roe v. Wade
✔✔B. Tarasoff v. Regents
C. Miranda v. Arizona
D. Brown v. Board
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, What is a dual relationship?
✔✔A. Multiple roles with a client
B. Supervision only
C. Referral process
D. Consultation
Which dual relationship is most concerning ethically?
A. Professional collaboration
✔✔B. Sexual relationship with a client
C. Teaching a class
D. Peer consultation
What is the best action if a potential dual relationship arises?
A. Ignore it
✔✔B. Avoid or manage with boundaries
C. End counseling immediately
D. Report the client
What is scope of practice?
✔✔A. Services a counselor is trained and licensed to provide
B. Any service requested
C. Services allowed by the client
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