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What are the Ethical Principles Governing Psychology? |
PRACTITIONERS - researchers, psychologists, clinicians. TO PROTECT client, the Psych body and themselves. |
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What is the the code of ethics called in Australia called? |
The Australian Psychological Society (APS) APHRA APA in United States BPS in United Kingdom |
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What is the CODE and who does it do? Name the three things. |
1.Dicates proper conduct of practitioners 2. Provide a framework for ethical decision making 3. Help practitionrs and protect consumers of psych services. |
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What are three ethical principles that underpinning the code? |
Respect for rights and dignity of people/groups Propriety - Integrity Benevolence - do good to others NON- maleficence - do no harm to others B.R.I.N.P. |
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What does the Respect for right and dignity for people mean? |
Their right for autonomy to be who they are unless they are causing harm to themselves or others. Right to justice. |
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How can a psychologist demonstrate their respect for people and acknowledging their rights? |
Legal and Moral Rights Dignity Right to participate in decision affecting their lives. |
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What does a psychologist need to recognised the importance in a client? |
Privacy and Confidentiality Physical and personal integrity Power differential between psych & client. |
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What do psychologist have to have in general? |
High regard for the diversity and uniqueness of people High regard for right to linguistically and culuraly appropriate services. |
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What do psychologist have to acknowledge? |
The right to treated fairly without discrimination or favouritism? Endeavour to ensuire every1 has access to psych services. |
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What does propriety mean for a psychologist? |
1. Competent in delivery good service 2. provide Service for benefit not harm 3. Protect interest of who they work with 4. client/public/ over psych's self interest. 5. know Limits of competence 6. Go into profesional development 7. Remain competent to practice 8. Understand consequence of dcison 9. take responsibility. |
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Name the propriety of a psychologist again? |
To competent but know limits To protect - welfare of client/public/work Do professional development Take reponsibility for choices and know the consequence. |
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What does having competence mean? |
maintain skills, practice within abilities. seek supervision/ be aware of professional functioning |
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Record Keeping, what does it mean? |
Keep adequate records, store records, for correct period of time. |
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Professional Responsibility, what does it mean? |
Act with care and skill. Maintain professional boundaries with clients and colleagues. Take responsibilty for conduct and decisions. |
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What aspects does it mean to have INTEGRITY? |
Exercise proper power - honour the trust Remain faithful to always be PROFFESSIONAL ACT WITH HONESTY & INTEGRITY COMMITTED TO INTEREST OF CLIENTS/WORK AND ALL PROFFESSION Be aware of own biases. - limit objectivity. Identify /avoid conflicts of interest REFRAIM for exploiting clients |
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What is nonmaleficence? |
Do not inflict harm on others - Above all do no harm. Hippocratic Oath. |
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What is beneficence? |
The character trait to do things for the benefit of others. A statement of moral obligation to act for benefit of others. |
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What is the differnce between nonmaleficence and beneficence? |
One ought to inflict no harm = NM One ought to prevent evil or harm = NM one ought to remove evil or harm = B One out do & promote good = B |
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What are clients according to the code? |
Party/Parties to a psychological service Teaching/supervision/research/proffessional practice. Individuals/couples/ dyads, families. etc even sponosrs |
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who are associated parties in terms of clients? |
Relatives, friends, employees, employers guardians. Reps from ogrnasiation and communities. |
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What is the ethics within human research? |
Should be natural. P's do not know their b ehaviour is being recorded. Same rights - P.rivacy. Autonomy. Respect P.A.R |
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what was wrong with the good samaritan study? |
ethical issues were - P's did not give consent to be part of research. Not possible to debrief P Psychological distress inducing Using deception can be negative in field. |
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Any ethical issues with Questionnaire surveys? |
+ = easily accessible, easy to analyse, most common data collection - ethics = Q's could offend or distress interpretation is useful. Use of research outcomes - that has been studies can perpetuate stereotypes * intensify/ stigmatisation * blame. |
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What is the issue with Cross - Culural research? |
+ = Enhances our understanding /give dignity to those without a voice. - = own ethnocentric biases - info collection/interpretation eg. IQ tests / Moral reasoning. |
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What is the issue with INTERNET - mediated research? |
Researcher is physcially absent Informed consent & debrief is problematic. Where is the data stored. What about P's exiting early. |
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What is socially sensitive research? |
Studies in which there are potential consequence or implications. Give some groups - homosexual ethnic (minority groups) Gender specific Mental illness |
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What can socially sensitive research? |
P's may boe vulnerable/distressed/ unresolved issues/ vulnerable in disclose for example - dementia / Autism / juvenile offending. How is competency of research determined? |