ASPD Ethical Standards and Practice 2

Question 1

A therapist treating a client with ASPD notices the client is manipulating session content to avoid discussing criminal behavior. The most ethical response is to:

Accepted Answer

Confront the manipulation directly and set clear therapeutic boundaries

Answer

Directly addressing manipulation while maintaining boundaries is both clinically and ethically appropriate in ASPD treatment.

Question 2

Which ethical principle is most challenged when a client with ASPD discloses past crimes that have no current victims and are beyond the statute of limitations?

Accepted Answer

Confidentiality vs. duty to warn

Answer

Past crimes with no ongoing victims generally do not trigger mandatory reporting, placing confidentiality in tension with the clinician's values.

Question 3

An individual with ASPD being evaluated for a child custody case presents charming, prosocial behavior. Ethically, the evaluator should:

Accepted Answer

Use collateral sources and standardized measures to corroborate self-report

Answer

Collateral data and objective measures are essential when assessing someone with a pattern of deception.

Question 4

Informed consent for treatment of ASPD should include disclosure that:

Accepted Answer

Treatment may have limited effectiveness and involves active confrontation of harmful patterns

Answer

Clients deserve honest information about the challenges and nature of ASPD treatment as part of valid informed consent.

Question 5

A forensic psychologist asked to testify about a defendant's ASPD diagnosis is ethically obligated to:

Accepted Answer

Provide an objective, impartial opinion based on the data

Answer

Forensic evaluators serve the court and must remain neutral rather than functioning as advocates.

(ASPD) Sociopath & Antisocial Personality Disorder Test Practice Test

(ASPD) Sociopath & Antisocial Personality Disorder Test Practice Test

ASPD Ethical Standards and Practice 2