The following questions are related to ‘Ethics’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I’m nearing an impasse with my psychologist over what I feel is an ethical issue, and I would be interested in hearing your opinion on this matter. I’ll keep it short, and cut right to the question: Would it be ethical, under any circumstances, for a psychologist to post his/her profile with photos included, [...]
Q: My 15-year-old son has been seeing a therapist 3-4 times a month for about 8 months. The counselor now believes he needs anti-anxiety medication. She believes that it will allow him to relax enough to sort through the changes he needs to make and to deal with his social issues. In my discussions with [...]
Q: My husband and I were seeing a licensed marriage and family counselor. After about 6 sessions my husband said he is not going back. I asked the counselor if he would continue seeing me but he said he would not. He said that my husband is his client and there would be a conflict [...]
Q: I want to understand memory tests. I want to learn the scoring method of the Wechsler Memory Scales-Third Edition (WMS-III) and how it is used to assess memory. Can you please suggest any manual for this purpose? A: All of the generally accepted instruments used to assess memory and other brain functions have manuals [...]
Q: I saw a psychiatrist for the first time ever a few days ago and have become increasingly uncomfortable with what happened during the visit. It began in a manner I presumed to be normal. He asked various questions and I answered. Initially, the questions were about my medications, relationships, past abuse, etc. Then he [...]
Q: I cannot get over some of the things I saw during my stay in hospital two years ago. Some of the patients were treated by the staff in such a way that I was relieved to get out of the hospital and grateful that I was not treated in the way I saw other [...]
Q: When a sociopath tells a lie, do they know it’s a lie or do they believe the lie? A: A Sociopath, also known as an Antisocial Personality Disorder, is a member of a diagnostic group known as ‘Personality Disorders’ (see my introduction to personality disorders on this website). Without question, an Antisocial Personality is [...]
