EPPP ETHICS EXAM | 2025/2026
Actual ASPPB Ethics & Professional Practice Exam with Complete Questions &
Verified Answers
Overview
This 2025/2026 updated resource contains the actual Examination for Professional Practice
in Psychology (EPPP) Ethics & Professional Practice exam with complete questions and
verified answers, following current Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
(ASPPB) standards.
Key Features
✓ Actual ASPPB EPPP ethics exam format and content structure
✓ Complete coverage of APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct
✓ State and provincial legal requirements integration
✓ Updated 2025 APA Ethics Code amendments
✓ Professional practice and risk management scenarios
Core Content Areas
• APA Ethical Principles & Code of Conduct (25 Qs)
• Legal Standards & Regulatory Requirements (20 Qs)
• Professional Competence & Boundaries (15 Qs)
• Confidentiality & Privacy Standards (15 Qs)
• Assessment, Therapy & Forensic Ethics (15 Qs)
• Research, Teaching & Supervision Ethics (10 Qs)
Answer Format
Correct answers are marked in bold green and include:
• Specific APA Ethics Code standard citations
• Case law and legal precedent references
• Step-by-step ethical decision-making models
• Jurisdictional variations in legal requirements
Updates for 2025/2026
Reflects 2025 APA Ethics Code amendments
Updated telehealth and digital practice standards
New cultural competency and diversity requirements
Enhanced confidentiality in electronic records management
Revised mandatory reporting and duty to protect guidelines
APA ETHICAL PRINCIPLES & CODE OF CONDUCT (Questions 1–25)
1. Under the 2025 APA Ethics Code, psychologists must resolve ethical conflicts in a
way that:
a) Maximizes financial gain
b) Prioritizes client welfare and adheres to the Ethics Code
, c) Follows personal beliefs
d) Defers to institutional policy only
b) Prioritizes client welfare and adheres to the Ethics Code
Rationale: Standard 1.02; client welfare and code compliance take precedence.
2. Informed consent must be documented in which format under 2025 guidelines?
a) Written or electronically signed
b) Verbal only
c) Implied by attendance
d) Not required for established clients
a) Written or electronically signed
Rationale: Standard 3.10; electronic signatures are valid if compliant with state law.
3. A psychologist learns a client is dangerous to others. The first ethical step is:
a) Call police immediately
b) Warn the identifiable victim (Tarsoff duty)
c) Document and assess immediacy of threat
d) Terminate therapy
c) Document and assess immediacy of threat
Rationale: Standard 4.05; assessment precedes warning or protective action.
4. Multiple relationships are prohibited when they:
a) Occur with any professional
b) Impair objectivity or exploit the client
c) Involve social media only
d) Are unavoidable in rural areas
b) Impair objectivity or exploit the client
Rationale: Standard 3.05; impairment or exploitation is the key ethical violation.
5. Telehealth consent must include all EXCEPT:
a) Encryption level used
b) Emergency contact procedures
c) Fees for missed sessions
d) Jurisdictional limitations
c) Fees for missed sessions
Rationale: 2025 telehealth standards require tech, emergency, and legal disclosures;
fees are separate.
6. Cultural competency under 2025 code requires psychologists to:
a) Attend one diversity workshop annually
b) Obtain training/experience to ensure competent services
c) Refer all minority clients
d) Ignore cultural factors
b) Obtain training/experience to ensure competent services
Rationale: Standard 2.01; ongoing competency, not one-time training.
7. Ethical decision-making model first step is:
a) Consult with colleague
b) Identify the problem
c) Document decision
d) Implement action
b) Identify the problem
Rationale: APA model – identify, consult, consider alternatives, implement,
document.
, 8. Mandatory reporting of child abuse overrides confidentiality under:
a) Standard 4.05(b)
b) State law
c) Both a & b
d) Never
c) Both a & b
Rationale: Ethics and law align; report even if client objects.
9. Psychologists may refuse services if:
a) Client is unlikeable
b) Client demands are outside competence
c) Client cannot pay
d) Any reason
b) Client demands are outside competence
Rationale: Standard 2.01(c); competence-based refusal only.
10. Ethical standard on harassment (2025) prohibits all EXCEPT:
a) Verbal abuse
b) Appropriate corrective feedback
c) Sexual advances
d) Physical intimidation
b) Appropriate corrective feedback
Rationale: Standard 1.13; corrective feedback is professional, not harassment.
11. Psychologists must inform clients of limits to confidentiality at:
a) First contact
b) Third session
c) Only if mandated
d) Termination
a) First contact
Rationale: Standard 4.02; informed consent includes confidentiality limits upfront.
12. 2025 code requires documentation of ethical consultations for how long?
a) 1 year
b) 3 years
c) 7 years
d) Life of practice
c) 7 years
Rationale: Aligns with record retention; some states require longer.
13. Psychologists may terminate therapy when:
a) Client no longer benefits
b) Client is threatening
c) Client owes money
d) Both a & b with proper process
d) Both a & b with proper process
Rationale: Standard 10.10; must provide referrals and ensure continuity.
14. Ethical violation self-reporting to APA Ethics Committee is:
a) Mandatory
b) Voluntary
c) Only if sued
d) Never
Actual ASPPB Ethics & Professional Practice Exam with Complete Questions &
Verified Answers
Overview
This 2025/2026 updated resource contains the actual Examination for Professional Practice
in Psychology (EPPP) Ethics & Professional Practice exam with complete questions and
verified answers, following current Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
(ASPPB) standards.
Key Features
✓ Actual ASPPB EPPP ethics exam format and content structure
✓ Complete coverage of APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct
✓ State and provincial legal requirements integration
✓ Updated 2025 APA Ethics Code amendments
✓ Professional practice and risk management scenarios
Core Content Areas
• APA Ethical Principles & Code of Conduct (25 Qs)
• Legal Standards & Regulatory Requirements (20 Qs)
• Professional Competence & Boundaries (15 Qs)
• Confidentiality & Privacy Standards (15 Qs)
• Assessment, Therapy & Forensic Ethics (15 Qs)
• Research, Teaching & Supervision Ethics (10 Qs)
Answer Format
Correct answers are marked in bold green and include:
• Specific APA Ethics Code standard citations
• Case law and legal precedent references
• Step-by-step ethical decision-making models
• Jurisdictional variations in legal requirements
Updates for 2025/2026
Reflects 2025 APA Ethics Code amendments
Updated telehealth and digital practice standards
New cultural competency and diversity requirements
Enhanced confidentiality in electronic records management
Revised mandatory reporting and duty to protect guidelines
APA ETHICAL PRINCIPLES & CODE OF CONDUCT (Questions 1–25)
1. Under the 2025 APA Ethics Code, psychologists must resolve ethical conflicts in a
way that:
a) Maximizes financial gain
b) Prioritizes client welfare and adheres to the Ethics Code
, c) Follows personal beliefs
d) Defers to institutional policy only
b) Prioritizes client welfare and adheres to the Ethics Code
Rationale: Standard 1.02; client welfare and code compliance take precedence.
2. Informed consent must be documented in which format under 2025 guidelines?
a) Written or electronically signed
b) Verbal only
c) Implied by attendance
d) Not required for established clients
a) Written or electronically signed
Rationale: Standard 3.10; electronic signatures are valid if compliant with state law.
3. A psychologist learns a client is dangerous to others. The first ethical step is:
a) Call police immediately
b) Warn the identifiable victim (Tarsoff duty)
c) Document and assess immediacy of threat
d) Terminate therapy
c) Document and assess immediacy of threat
Rationale: Standard 4.05; assessment precedes warning or protective action.
4. Multiple relationships are prohibited when they:
a) Occur with any professional
b) Impair objectivity or exploit the client
c) Involve social media only
d) Are unavoidable in rural areas
b) Impair objectivity or exploit the client
Rationale: Standard 3.05; impairment or exploitation is the key ethical violation.
5. Telehealth consent must include all EXCEPT:
a) Encryption level used
b) Emergency contact procedures
c) Fees for missed sessions
d) Jurisdictional limitations
c) Fees for missed sessions
Rationale: 2025 telehealth standards require tech, emergency, and legal disclosures;
fees are separate.
6. Cultural competency under 2025 code requires psychologists to:
a) Attend one diversity workshop annually
b) Obtain training/experience to ensure competent services
c) Refer all minority clients
d) Ignore cultural factors
b) Obtain training/experience to ensure competent services
Rationale: Standard 2.01; ongoing competency, not one-time training.
7. Ethical decision-making model first step is:
a) Consult with colleague
b) Identify the problem
c) Document decision
d) Implement action
b) Identify the problem
Rationale: APA model – identify, consult, consider alternatives, implement,
document.
, 8. Mandatory reporting of child abuse overrides confidentiality under:
a) Standard 4.05(b)
b) State law
c) Both a & b
d) Never
c) Both a & b
Rationale: Ethics and law align; report even if client objects.
9. Psychologists may refuse services if:
a) Client is unlikeable
b) Client demands are outside competence
c) Client cannot pay
d) Any reason
b) Client demands are outside competence
Rationale: Standard 2.01(c); competence-based refusal only.
10. Ethical standard on harassment (2025) prohibits all EXCEPT:
a) Verbal abuse
b) Appropriate corrective feedback
c) Sexual advances
d) Physical intimidation
b) Appropriate corrective feedback
Rationale: Standard 1.13; corrective feedback is professional, not harassment.
11. Psychologists must inform clients of limits to confidentiality at:
a) First contact
b) Third session
c) Only if mandated
d) Termination
a) First contact
Rationale: Standard 4.02; informed consent includes confidentiality limits upfront.
12. 2025 code requires documentation of ethical consultations for how long?
a) 1 year
b) 3 years
c) 7 years
d) Life of practice
c) 7 years
Rationale: Aligns with record retention; some states require longer.
13. Psychologists may terminate therapy when:
a) Client no longer benefits
b) Client is threatening
c) Client owes money
d) Both a & b with proper process
d) Both a & b with proper process
Rationale: Standard 10.10; must provide referrals and ensure continuity.
14. Ethical violation self-reporting to APA Ethics Committee is:
a) Mandatory
b) Voluntary
c) Only if sued
d) Never
