Ethical Issues in the Prescription of Mental Health Medications Quiz

1. A counselor whose client is not communicating with the prescribing provider

a) Best serves their client by calling the prescriber on their client's behalf
b) Best serves their client by ignoring the client-prescriber relationship
c) Best serves their client by advising the client to communicate their concerns directly with the prescribing provider

2. In deciding whether or not to accept a gift from a client, a counselor should consider

a) The client's cultural norms, practices and values
b) That ethics codes uniformly ban counselors from accepting gifts
c) Only the client�s motivation for giving the gift, not their own motivation for refusing or accepting it

3. A school counselor who tells a parent she will report them to protective services for neglect unless they medicate their child is an example of

a) Respecting their right to privacy
b) Maintaining appropriate boundaries
c) Coercion

4. A provider persuades a client not to accept medication for the client's persistent depression because the provider strongly believes "all drugs are toxic". The provider's behavior is best described as

a) An ethical violation of the patient's autonomy and self-determination
b) A dual relationship
c) A breach of confidentiality

5. A client who holds the view that psychiatric medications are uniformly beneficial, superior to herbal and "natural" remedies, and more effective than over-the-counter medications is an example of

a) Personal and cultural beliefs and values
b) Evidence-based practice
c) Practice-based evidence