‘Ethics’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 3

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 that [...]

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 well [...]

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 [...]