Identify the ethical standards that need to be practiced by professional psychotherapists:
A. Confidentiality of the client should be maintained.
B. Informed consent needs to be taken.
C. Respect for human rights and dignity
D. Alleviating personal distress and suffering should be the goal of all therapists.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, B, C and D
A. Confidentiality of the client should be maintained. Correct. What the client shares in therapy must not be revealed to others; trust in the therapist rests on it.
B. Informed consent needs to be taken. Correct. The client must understand the treatment and agree to it before it begins.
C. Respect for human rights and dignity Correct. The client is treated as a person with rights and dignity, whatever the disorder.
D. Alleviating personal distress and suffering should be the goal of all therapists. Correct. Every attempt of the therapist should aim at reducing the client’s distress and suffering. The other ethical standards are integrity of the practitioner-client relationship and professional competence and skills.
NCERT (2025-26): “Ethics in Psychotherapy Some of the ethical standards that need to be practiced by professional psychotherapists are :
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