The Researcher's Commitment to Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality ______

question 27

Multiple Choice

The researcher's commitment to maintaining privacy and confidentiality ______.

• A)should be included in the informed consent agreement
• B)is a key ethical standard for protecting participants
• C)does not apply to observations in public places or information available in public records
• D)all of these

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Definitions:

Object Relations Theory

A psychoanalytic theory that emphasizes the importance of early relationships, particularly between a child and caregivers, in shaping personality and behavior.

Conscious and Unconscious

Refers to the levels of awareness in the human mind, where the conscious involves all thoughts and actions within our awareness, and the unconscious houses deep-seated desires and memories beyond our conscious perception.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies employed by individuals to cope with reality and maintain self-image by unconsciously denying or distorting reality.