1. General: Ethical and professional deontology

Question 1

Ethics

Answer 1

not the law
ethics are more universal, and utopian
The object is not to drive people’s lives, but explain the moral acts without judging whats correct

Question 2

Moral

Answer 2

Pool of beliefs, habits, values, or standards that act as a guide in our behaviour (within specific society)
2 levels:
- Normative “should be”
- Factual “it’s”

Involves feelings and emotions (motivational drive)

Question 3

Values

Answer 3

fundamental beliefs that guide us to appreciate, choose, or prefer things or behaviours

ethics= philosophical study
morality= real daily actions

Question 4

Moral decision making

Answer 4

Traditional: Dual Process Model (2 different mental operations depending on the received info)
Personal dilemma: automatic and emotional
Impersonal dilemma: rational, which objective is to promote wellbeing

Question 5

Deontology

Modern deontological ethics

Answer 5

The study of nature of duty and obligation

Kant: categorical imperative; any proposition that declares a certain action to be necessary. Denotes an absolute, unconditional requirements that exerts authority in all circumstances

Question 6

Deontology vs Professional ethics

Answer 6

Deontology: duties and standards of professional behaviour
Professional Ethic: duties of professional plus rights and needs of patient

Question 7

Ethical and deontological boundaries:
Ethical research to regulate research

Answer 7

Hippocrates

Question 8

Ethical and deontological boundaries:
Nazis

Answer 8

Nuremberg code

Question 9

Ethical and deontological boundaries:
Declaration of Helsinki

Answer 9

ethical principles for human experimentation

Question 10

Ethical and deontological boundaries
Belmont report

Answer 10

Experiments on syphilis

Question 11

Bioethics

Answer 11

• Reich: systematic study of human behaviour in the field of sciences of life, analyzed under values and moral principles

Question 12

Psychoethics

Answer 12

França Tarragó: ethical dilemmas that arise from clinical relation
APA: beneficence and others
EFPA: expertese…
França Tarragó: confidentiality

Question 13

Psychotherapy online

Answer 13

not for agoraphobia, no exposure
pathological emergencies

Question 14

Psychologists and justice

Answer 14

Most persecuded because:
- lack of objectivity
- Be careful with family custodies

Question 15

APA guidelines NOT ethic code

Answer 15

I Justification of research
II Personel
III Care and housing for lab animals
V Experimental procedures
VI Field research
VII Educational use of nonhuman animals

Question 16

What changes between codes

Answer 16

Its lying between laws and moral - Hybrid
- The precision of the general legal regulations
- The specification of the own legal regulations
- The form of ethical values to lead research and intervention

Question 17

Function of ethical codes

Answer 17

• Declarative: formulate fundamental values to determine professional ethics
• Identificative: give identity and social role to profession
• Informative: tells society… professional-client relationship
• Discriminative: differenciates lawful from unlawful, ethical and unethical actions
• Methodological and evaluative: choice for specific ethical decisions
• Coercive: social control for negative behaviour
• Protective: protects profession from societal threats

Question 18

Limitations of ethical codes

Answer 18

Restricted nature of the requirements and regulations that compose the codes
Trend to law bias - respecting them implies fulfill certain roles but not it’s moral adherence