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").

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Definitions:

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