ETHICS, BOUNDARIES, AND LAWS

MBLEX EXAM PREP

Massage may counteract the psychological defense of armoring. This means that:

clients come into full contact with their repressed or deflected feelings as their muscular tension is reduced by massage

If you use a nickname for a client, such as "honey," and the client asks you to refrain from using the nickname and you use it again, it is considered:

Sexual harassment and may result in sexual abuse charges

A semipermeable boundary between practitioner and client is most appropriate because it allows the practitioner to be sensitive to the client without:

Risk

Racism is

The belief that one’s ethnicity is superior to, or significantly different from another person’s ethnicity

In regards to setting fees for a massage business, the best ethical practice is:

to set consistent fees for all clients

What type of boundary is ideal for the professional practitioner-client relationship?

Semipermeable

The authority the client gives the practitioner based on the assumption that the practitioner is a skilled health-care provider is referred to as the:

Power differential

Which of the following is an example of transference?

A client constantly invites her massage therapist to social events

When people who have been practicing massage for a number of years under an older system are allowed to integrate into the new system, this is referred to as

Grandfathering

What are professional guidelines based on ethical principles

standards of practice

In order to establish professional boundaries, the practitioner should

Practice conservative draping methods