The following questions are related to ‘Ethics’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
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 […]
Q: I am a social worker, who also holds a degree in psychology and sociology. I have been working in the geriatric field (long term care) for 18 years. Recently I have found myself doing work in the attached hospital. I am the only professional of this kind here; I work in a small remote […]
Q: I am struggling through a divorce from a man whom I thought was the love of my life when I married him. To marry me, my husband essentially created a whole image and persona, espousing personal values that were my values, and lived a complete lie of a life that finally fell apart once […]
Q: My husband had quadruple heart bypass surgery in February 2008. In May 2008, he went into cardiac rehab at the local hospital. An RN began sharing her personal marital problems with my husband, then began coming to our home on a daily basis, and calling my husband several times a day — even calling […]
Q: I have been seeing my psychiatrist for 10 years. There were a couple of years in there that he stopped seeing me because of transference issues that got out of hand. But now that I am married with kids, we thought we could try this therapy again. I still have transference towards him, but […]
Q: I’ve been seeing a psychiatrist every few weeks for a couple of months now, but only to regulate my ADHD medication and not for any sort of therapy. I am extremely attracted to him, and I think he is too, but I know there are ethical issues with this. Is there any way I […]
Q: Is it normal for an adult to play “doctor” with a child? The woman (grandmother type/self-appointed “Nana”) likes to take two little girls to play at her home on a regular basis (maybe once or twice a month). Nana plays doctor with them each time they go. When the younger girl was asked how […]
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