Clinical Psychology Worksheet
What are at least two legal issues associated with clinical psychology? Provide an example of a situation that could be legal but unethical. Explain your response.
There are some fairly obvious examples that could be used, but one in particular is discussed on the Guide to Psychology website's legal section. The author notes that many people seeking psychotherapy engage in deception to one or more degrees. Reasons for this could include shame, guilt, fear and so forth. This is not an unexpected part of the process when it comes to psychologists and other clinicians are treating a person. However, the ethical and legal landscape of treating such a person comes to the forefront when any number of things emerge such as if the person commits a crime and uses their mental condition as a legal defense, they are ordered by the justice system to be psychologically tested, evaluated or diagnosed, is ordered by the judicial system to receive psychotherapy and/or sues someone on the grounds of psychological damages. The legal and ethical implications to the provider are obvious in that there has to be doubt cast on absolutely everything that was said up to that point. As an example, someone could claim an insanity defense in court using just about any underlying mental condition as a general cause for...
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