Laws

question 3

Multiple Choice

Laws:

• A) always support professional values and behaviors.
• B) dictate maximum standards of behavior for professionals in a position of trust who provide services to the public.
• C) are similar to ethics in that they represent ideal standards.
• D) often conflict with an ethical standard related to a similar issue.
• E) are agreed upon rules that are set forth by principles allowing people to live together in a society.

Acknowledge the development and therapeutic goals of dialectical behavior therapy.

Understand the role of counterconditioning in treating anxiety and other disorders.

Recognize cultural and systemic barriers to psychotherapy for ethnic minorities.

Appraise the effectiveness of psychotherapy and issues in therapy outcome research.

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Definitions:

Observed Score

The actual score or value obtained from measuring or testing an individual's performance or trait.

Error Impact

Refers to the effect that inaccuracies in data or calculations can have on the results of a study or analysis.

Reliability Equation

A formula used to calculate the consistency or stability of scores obtained from tests measuring the same construct.

Reliability

Reliability refers to the consistency of a measure or instrument; a reliable instrument yields similar results under the same conditions over multiple trials.