ETHICS ACROSS THE PROFESSIONS
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE FULL SOLUTION
●● Law
Answer: Defines the minimum standards society will tolerate and is
enforced by government
●● Regulation
Answer: Regulation of practice occurs in all 50 states.
State licensing laws establish the scope of practice of professionals and
how these laws will be enforced
●● Regulation Boards
Answer: Determine standards for admission into profession
Screen applicants applying for certification or licensure
Regulate the practice of psychotherapy for the public good
Conduct disciplinary proceedings involving violations of standards of
professional conduct as defined by law
●● Values
, Answer: Beliefs and attitudes that provide direction to everyday living
●● Morality
Answer: Our perspectives of right and proper conduct
Actions are evaluated on the basis of some broader cultural context or
religious standard
●● Community standards (or mores)
Answer: Define what is considered reasonable behavior when a case
involving malpractice is litigated
They vary on interdisciplinary, theoretical, and geographical bases
●● Reasonableness
Answer: The care that is ordinarily exercised by others practicing within
that specialty in the professional community
●● Professionalism
Answer: Has some relationship to ethical behavior, yet it is possible to
act unprofessionally and still not act unethically
●● Mandatory Ethics
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE FULL SOLUTION
●● Law
Answer: Defines the minimum standards society will tolerate and is
enforced by government
●● Regulation
Answer: Regulation of practice occurs in all 50 states.
State licensing laws establish the scope of practice of professionals and
how these laws will be enforced
●● Regulation Boards
Answer: Determine standards for admission into profession
Screen applicants applying for certification or licensure
Regulate the practice of psychotherapy for the public good
Conduct disciplinary proceedings involving violations of standards of
professional conduct as defined by law
●● Values
, Answer: Beliefs and attitudes that provide direction to everyday living
●● Morality
Answer: Our perspectives of right and proper conduct
Actions are evaluated on the basis of some broader cultural context or
religious standard
●● Community standards (or mores)
Answer: Define what is considered reasonable behavior when a case
involving malpractice is litigated
They vary on interdisciplinary, theoretical, and geographical bases
●● Reasonableness
Answer: The care that is ordinarily exercised by others practicing within
that specialty in the professional community
●● Professionalism
Answer: Has some relationship to ethical behavior, yet it is possible to
act unprofessionally and still not act unethically
●● Mandatory Ethics
