FL LAWS AND RULES
TEST: Part A Questions
and Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Chapter 490 of the Florida Laws & Rules is also known as? - Correct Answers: Psychological Services Act
Intent of psychological services - Correct Answers: Emotional survival is equal importance to physical
survival. So, we must provide privileged communication to encourage psychological services to be
sought.
True or False: The legislature finds that, since psychological services assist the public primarily with
emotional survival, which in turn affects physical and psychophysical survival - the practice of psychology
by an unqualified person presents a danger to public health, safety, and welfare - Correct Answers: TRUE
How many members make up the Board of Psychology? - Correct Answers: 7 members
- 5 of the members must be licensed psychologists
- other 2 members must be citizens of the state who are not connected to the practice of psychology
- at least 1 member must be 60 years or older
How long are board members appointed for? - Correct Answers: 4 years
Effective July 1, 1999, "doctoral-level psychological education" and "doctoral degree in psychology"
mean... - Correct Answers: a Psy.D., an Ed.D. in psychology, or a Ph.D. froma psychology program that
institutional AND programmatic accreditation at the time the applicant was enrolled.
True of False: Practice of psychology means the observations, description, evaluation, interpretation,
and modification of human behavior, by the use of scientific and applied psychological principles,
methods, and procedures, for the purpose of describing, preventing, alleviating, or eliminating
symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesirable behavior and enhancing interpersonal behavioral health and
mental or psychological health - Correct Answers: TRUE
The ethical practice of psychology includes but is not limited to - Correct Answers: psychological testing,
evaluation of mental competency to manage one's affairs and to participate in legal proceedings,
counseling, psychoanalysis, all form of psychotherapy, sex therapy, hypnosis, biofeedback, and
behavioral analysis/therapy, psychoeducational evaluation, therapy, remediation, consultation, and use
of psychological methods to diagnose and treat, and neuropsychological evaluations
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