Nonsexual Multiple Relationships Between Clinical Psychologist and Client

question 9

Multiple Choice

Nonsexual multiple relationships between clinical psychologist and client

• A) are always unethical.
• B) are never unethical if initiated by the client.
• C) are unethical if they can be expected to impair the psychologist's competence or risk exploiting the client.
• D) are unethical only if the client actually experiences harm or exploitation ("no harm, no foul").

---

Definitions:

Probability

A quantitative assessment of an event's chances of happening, with values from 0 to 1 indicating the likelihood.

Utility Function

(Of an individual) the total utility generated by an individual’s consumption bundle.

Risk-Averse

A characteristic of individuals who prefer certain outcomes over others with equal or potentially higher expected returns but with more uncertainty.

Income

The financial gain earned or received by an individual or entity, usually through work, investments, or other forms of economic activities.