PSYC 124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Know Thyself, Clinical Psychology, Eating Disorder
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Separation (low new and high original: marginialization (low new and original) Integration (high new and original: culturally appropriate clinical skills, techniques should be consistent with the values and life experiences of each client, talk therapy may work better for some cultural groups than others. Individual level: every person is totally unique: group level: every person is like some others, universal level: every person is like all others in some aspects, what is a culture, narrow vs broad definitions: Some behaviors are viewed as absolutely unethical (sex with clients) Some behaviors are views as absolutely ethical (addressing clients by first name: many behaviors fall in gray area in between, confidentiality. In general, psychologists are ethically obligated to maintain confidentiality. Some situations can arise in which breaking confidentiality is appropriate: confidentiality: tarasoff and the duty to warn, court case regarding college student client that told his therapist he was going to kill his girlfriend.
