Informed Consent Chapter 8 1e Test Questions & Answers

Chapter 8

1. Informed consent
   1. Only applies to therapy
   2. Is not needed for research
   3. Includes the client’s right to agree to participate in the helping relationship
   4. Should be shared with every client in the same way
2. The client needs to understand
   1. Risks, but not benefits
   2. Risk and benefits
   3. Benefits, but not risks
   4. Neither risks or benefits
3. Benefits of informed consent include
   1. Reduction of client anxiety
   2. Increased client participation
   3. Increase in client compliance
   4. All of the above
4. Informed consent does not typically include discussion around
   1. Specific goals and interventions
   2. Billing
   3. Confidentiality
   4. Scheduling
5. Client competence would not be considered to be impacted by
   1. Degenerative disease
   2. Permanent brain damage
   3. Ability to pay for therapy
   4. Trauma
6. When considering the client’s comprehension of the informed consent
   1. Simple, declarative statements are recommended
   2. Using the jargon of the profession is appropriate
   3. Informed consent should be oral
   4. Informed consent should be written
7. Informed consent includes
   1. Client’s level of education
   2. Client voluntariness
   3. Practitioner’s ability to comprehend the client
   4. Practitioner voluntariness
8. When working with minors
   1. Informed consent must involve the parents
   2. Informed consent only involves the minor so confidentiality is not broken
   3. Emancipation only includes minors living independently
   4. Typical the practitioner seeks the minor’s assent and the parent’s consent
9. When a third party is involved
   1. The practitioner needs to inform the client if information will be disclosed
   2. The practitioner does not have to discuss informed consent
   3. The client has to participate in the helping relationship
   4. The helping relationship typically has no confidentiality issues
10. The practitioner will ask the client to give consent to inform and consult with family members when the client
    1. Is unable to fully comprehend treatment
    2. Is mentally impaired
    3. Confused
    4. All of the above
11. Gaining informed consent
    1. Is ethical, but not necessarily a legal issue
    2. Is an ethical and legal mandate
    3. Is good practice, but not mandated
    4. Only needs to be done if the practitioner will be going to court
12. Confidentiality
    1. Has to be discussed when gaining informed consent
    2. Is not necessary to discuss when working with minors
    3. Has to be maintained no matter what
    4. Cannot be maintained when working with couples