GA JURISPRUDENCE EXAM PSYCH 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
What are the three situations in psych assessment when you do not need consent?
- Mandated by law/gov
- Consent is implied bc it is part of routine educational/organizational practice (i.e., job
applications)
- Purpose is to evaluate decisional capacity
When do psychologists provide opinions of the psychological characteristics of individuals?
only after they have conducted an examination of the individuals adequate to support their
statements or conclusions.
When, despite reasonable efforts, a full examination is not practical, what do psychologist
need to document?
document the efforts they made and the result of those efforts, clarify the probable impact of
their limited information on the reliability and validity of their opinions, and appropriately limit
the nature and extent of their conclusions or recommendations
In assessments, if a person has questionable capacity to consent, or is mandated to testing
what do you still have to do with them?
nature and purpose of the proposed assessment services, using language that is reasonably
understandable to the person being assessed.
What information is included in informed consent?
1)an explanation of the nature and purpose of the assessment
2) fees
3)involvement of third parties
4) limits of confidentiality
5) sufficient opportunity for the client/patient to ask questions and receive answers
What do you need in order to conduct psychological assessments and what is the exception?
- You need to have a current psychology license
- Supervises can test under the direct supervision of someone with a license and if they have the
sufficient education/pre-requisites
, 2
If you are supervising a supervisee during an assessment, what are certain things that only
the licensed psych can do?
- Psych has to conduct the personal interview and select and interpret the tests
If you are supervising supervisee during an assessment, when does supervisee have to sign
their name in report versus just list it?
Supervisee's name has to be listed if they helped with data collection; it has to be signed when
they helped write the report
If you are supervising supervisee during an assessment, when does licensed psych have to
list their name versus sign their name
Name always has to be in the report and always have to sign the report
If a psych test has not been validated for the population you are using it for, can you use it?
Yes, but you have to describe its strengths and limitations of test results and interpretation
Can you base your decision/recommendations of a psych test based on outdated
test/procedures?
No, avoid using outdated tests
When do you need to consider a conflict of interest?
situations that (1) impair their objectivity, competence, or effectiveness in performing their
functions as psychologists
or (2) expose the person or organization with whom the professional relationship exists to harm
or exploitation.
When there is a third party request for services, what is the first step?
clarify at the outset of the service the nature of the relationship with all individuals or
organizations involved
when there is a third party request for services, what does the clarification include?
This clarification includes 1) the role of the psychologist (e.g., therapist, consultant,
diagnostician, or expert witness),
2) an identification of who is the client, the probable uses of the services provided or the
information obtained, and
3) the fact that there may be limits to confidentiality.
, 3
What factors may affect/reduce accuracy of psych assessment interpretation of tests and
what should you do?
Examinee factors such as situational, linguistic, cultural, etc.
What are the 5 standards of care in telepsychology that need to be considered?
1.Same ethical and professional standards of care and practice for tele as in person
2.conduct an initial assessment to determine the appropriateness of the telepsychology service,
which includes the examination of potential risks and benefits for the client/patients' particular
needs, the multicultural and ethical issues that may arise, and a review of the most appropriate
medium (e.g., video teleconference, text, e-mail).
3. Awareness of such other factors as geographic location, technological competence, diagnosis,
use of substances, treatment history, and therapeutic needs relevant to appropriateness of
telepsychology services.
4.Psychologists communicate any risks and benefits of the telepsychology services in relation to
in-person services.
5.Psychologists assess carefully the remote environment in which services will be provided to
determine what impact there might be on efficacy, privacy, or safety of the proposed
intervention.
What 5 things should you accurately describe when writing a psych assessment report?
Purpose,
norms,
validity,
reliability,
and applications applicable to the use of each of the tests that you used
Once you have completed your report, what should you do, under what conditions, and
what is the exception?
Explain results (ideally in person) and provide feedback.
You cannot do this when you are not allowed (I.e., forensic evals), which in such case the person
should already know that you are not going over the results with them since the beginning of the
assessment
What is the difference between test materials and test data?
SOLUTIONS.
What are the three situations in psych assessment when you do not need consent?
- Mandated by law/gov
- Consent is implied bc it is part of routine educational/organizational practice (i.e., job
applications)
- Purpose is to evaluate decisional capacity
When do psychologists provide opinions of the psychological characteristics of individuals?
only after they have conducted an examination of the individuals adequate to support their
statements or conclusions.
When, despite reasonable efforts, a full examination is not practical, what do psychologist
need to document?
document the efforts they made and the result of those efforts, clarify the probable impact of
their limited information on the reliability and validity of their opinions, and appropriately limit
the nature and extent of their conclusions or recommendations
In assessments, if a person has questionable capacity to consent, or is mandated to testing
what do you still have to do with them?
nature and purpose of the proposed assessment services, using language that is reasonably
understandable to the person being assessed.
What information is included in informed consent?
1)an explanation of the nature and purpose of the assessment
2) fees
3)involvement of third parties
4) limits of confidentiality
5) sufficient opportunity for the client/patient to ask questions and receive answers
What do you need in order to conduct psychological assessments and what is the exception?
- You need to have a current psychology license
- Supervises can test under the direct supervision of someone with a license and if they have the
sufficient education/pre-requisites
, 2
If you are supervising a supervisee during an assessment, what are certain things that only
the licensed psych can do?
- Psych has to conduct the personal interview and select and interpret the tests
If you are supervising supervisee during an assessment, when does supervisee have to sign
their name in report versus just list it?
Supervisee's name has to be listed if they helped with data collection; it has to be signed when
they helped write the report
If you are supervising supervisee during an assessment, when does licensed psych have to
list their name versus sign their name
Name always has to be in the report and always have to sign the report
If a psych test has not been validated for the population you are using it for, can you use it?
Yes, but you have to describe its strengths and limitations of test results and interpretation
Can you base your decision/recommendations of a psych test based on outdated
test/procedures?
No, avoid using outdated tests
When do you need to consider a conflict of interest?
situations that (1) impair their objectivity, competence, or effectiveness in performing their
functions as psychologists
or (2) expose the person or organization with whom the professional relationship exists to harm
or exploitation.
When there is a third party request for services, what is the first step?
clarify at the outset of the service the nature of the relationship with all individuals or
organizations involved
when there is a third party request for services, what does the clarification include?
This clarification includes 1) the role of the psychologist (e.g., therapist, consultant,
diagnostician, or expert witness),
2) an identification of who is the client, the probable uses of the services provided or the
information obtained, and
3) the fact that there may be limits to confidentiality.
, 3
What factors may affect/reduce accuracy of psych assessment interpretation of tests and
what should you do?
Examinee factors such as situational, linguistic, cultural, etc.
What are the 5 standards of care in telepsychology that need to be considered?
1.Same ethical and professional standards of care and practice for tele as in person
2.conduct an initial assessment to determine the appropriateness of the telepsychology service,
which includes the examination of potential risks and benefits for the client/patients' particular
needs, the multicultural and ethical issues that may arise, and a review of the most appropriate
medium (e.g., video teleconference, text, e-mail).
3. Awareness of such other factors as geographic location, technological competence, diagnosis,
use of substances, treatment history, and therapeutic needs relevant to appropriateness of
telepsychology services.
4.Psychologists communicate any risks and benefits of the telepsychology services in relation to
in-person services.
5.Psychologists assess carefully the remote environment in which services will be provided to
determine what impact there might be on efficacy, privacy, or safety of the proposed
intervention.
What 5 things should you accurately describe when writing a psych assessment report?
Purpose,
norms,
validity,
reliability,
and applications applicable to the use of each of the tests that you used
Once you have completed your report, what should you do, under what conditions, and
what is the exception?
Explain results (ideally in person) and provide feedback.
You cannot do this when you are not allowed (I.e., forensic evals), which in such case the person
should already know that you are not going over the results with them since the beginning of the
assessment
What is the difference between test materials and test data?
