MBLEx Massage Therapy Exam — All Questions

Proper draping during a massage session primarily serves to:

• a.Protect the client's privacy, warmth, and professional boundaries✓
• b.Speed up the session
• c.Replace the need for client consent
• d.Allow the therapist to skip hand washing

Draping maintains client modesty, comfort, and warmth and reinforces professional boundaries; only the area being worked is undraped. It is a core ethical and safety standard, not a substitute for consent or hygiene.

A dual relationship in massage therapy occurs when the therapist:

• a.Treats two clients in the same day
• b.Has a second, overlapping relationship with a client that can impair professional judgment✓
• c.Refers a client to a physician
• d.Uses two different massage techniques in one session

A dual relationship exists when the therapist holds another role with the client, such as friend, business partner, or romantic partner, that can create a conflict of interest or power imbalance. Such relationships should be recognized and managed to protect the client.

Informed consent requires that, before treatment begins, the client:

• a.Signs a waiver giving up all rights
• b.Agrees to a fixed number of future sessions
• c.Understands the proposed treatment and voluntarily agrees, and may withdraw at any time✓
• d.Allows the therapist to work any area without further discussion

Informed consent means the client understands the nature, benefits, and risks of the proposed treatment and freely agrees to it. Consent is ongoing: the client may modify or withdraw it at any point during the session.