Fix body language

Psychology?

A clinical psychologist wants to use the experiences of her patients for research. All of them have anxiety disorders, and she asks them to tell her about the first time they had a panic attack, as part of their regular therapy session. Each patient will be videotaped by hidden camera, so the psychologist and her students can assess patient’s degree of anxiety by examining their body language, verbal expressions, and non-verbal expressions. What did the clinical psychologist do wrong? How could you fix it?

Public Comments

1. She did not consent the patients that she was doing it. Like a signed release. That is a big hippa NO NO!
2. Patients should sign a release form before being videotaped. There is that little thing called confidentiality.
3. She broke the rule of Doctor/Patient confidentiality. She also taped them without their permission. There is no way to fix it if it has already ben shown to the class.
4. First mistake... she probably didn't go through the Institutional Review Board (IRB). An IRB would have detected that she was doing her research unethcially. Second, she taped patients and used them without their consent. She used a hidden camera. The damage is done now, but if she wanted to perform her research on different patients, she needs to obtain informed consent first that lists what the research is about and the potential risks.
5. First off she didn't give no vebal details about the exercise being use. 2) Patients need to sign a form stating the facts. How the the information is going to be use. You can't use one personal info and discuss with the other students or doctors unless the patient sign a form. 3) SECRET VIDEO CAMERAS HUH. She broke all the medical rules. If the pantients they can take you court. I agree with other users as well.
6. The psychologist is required by law to keep the patient's identity confidential. His behavior would be unethical and illegal and could result in losing his license to practice. What he could do instead is ask if his patients would be willing to volunteer for the experiment, and if they agree, fully disclose the details, especially those which would eliminate the patients' confidentiality. The patients would then need to sign a waiver of their confidentiality, and everything would be considered to be ethical and legal. The patients would also need to be advised that they could opt out of the experiment at any time. The psychologist might also agree to eliminate the patients' name from the records, or even to black out or distort their face in order to preserve their anonymity. The signing of the waiver would still be necessary, however.
7. She shouldn't film the patients or discuss their conditions without consent.